North-East Frontier Agency

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The North-East Frontier Agency was a former administrative division of India in the eastern Himalayas that later became the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative division
former territory of India
administeredBy Government of India
Governor of Assam
borderedBy Assam
Bhutan
China
Myanmar
Tibet
capital Shillong
contains Kameng Frontier Division
Lohit Frontier Division
Siang Frontier Division
Subansiri Frontier Division
Tawang
Tirap Frontier Division
country India
dissolved 1972
established 1954
ethnicGroups Adi people
Apatani people
linked to: Apatani

Mishmi people
linked to: Mishmi tribes

Monpa people
Nocte people
Nyishi people
Wancho people
followedBy Arunachal Pradesh
governingBody Ministry of External Affairs of India
historicalRegion North-East Frontier Tracts
linked to: Assam frontier
laterAdministeredBy Ministry of Home Affairs of India
locatedIn Indian subcontinent
Northeast India
eastern Himalayas
linked to: Eastern Himalayas
officialLanguage English
partOf Assam Province
linked to: Assam

Assam State
linked to: Assam
predecessor Balipara Frontier Tract
linked to: Assam frontier

Lakhimpur Frontier Tract
North-East Frontier Tracts
linked to: Assam frontier

Sadiya Frontier Tract
linked to: Assam frontier
relatedConflict Sino-Indian War
relatedDispute Sino-Indian border dispute
status Partially excluded area
Scheduled area
successor Arunachal Pradesh
Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh
timeZone Indian Standard Time
todayPartOf Arunachal Pradesh
usedScript Latin script

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arunachal Pradesh wasUnionTerritoryAs North-East Frontier Agency
Arunachal Pradesh formerName North-East Frontier Agency
Sino-Indian War location North-East Frontier Agency
North-East Frontier Agency predecessor Lakhimpur Frontier Tract
linked to: North-East Frontier Agency
North-East Frontier Agency successor Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh
linked to: North-East Frontier Agency
Article 239A of the Constitution of India appliesTo Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh
linked to: North-East Frontier Agency