| Itanagar | |
| Settlement Type: | Capital City |
| Nickname: | Capital of Arunachal |
| Pushpin Map: | India Arunachal Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh |
| Coordinates: | 27.1°N 93.62°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Itanagar |
| Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
| Governing Body: | Itanagar Municipal Corporation |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Shri Tame Phassang |
| Leader Title2: | Municipal Commissioner |
| Leader Name2: | Shri Likha Tejji APCS |
| Leader Title3: | Deputy Commissioner (Itanagar Capital Complex) |
| Leader Name3: | Shri Talo Potom, IAS |
| Leader Title4: | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| Leader Name4: | Shri Techi Kaso |
| Leader Title5: | Member of Parliament |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 51.69 |
| Elevation M: | 320 |
| Population Total: | 59490 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 791111,791112,791113 |
| Registration Plate: | AR-01, AR-02, ARX |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Humid subtropical climate |
Itanagar is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The seat of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the seat of government of Arunachal Pradesh, and the seat of Gauhati High Court permanent bench at Naharlagun are all in Itanagar. Being the hub of all the major economic bases, Itanagar, along with the adjacent town of Naharlagun, comprise the administrative region of the Itanagar Capital Complex Region. This stretches from the Itanagar Municipal limit at Chandranagar Town extended until Nirjuli Town, and is a major junction of cultural, economic, fashion, education and recreational activities.
Itanagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 320 metres.
Itanagar features a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa), with dry, warm winters and hot, unpleasantly humid and wet summers.
Itanagar is inhabited by a number of tribes viz., Nyishi, Adi, Apatani, Tagin, Galo, and a few others.
India census,[1] Itanagar had a population of 59,490 . Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Itanagar has an average literacy rate of 66.95%, lower than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy is 73.69%, and female literacy is 59.57%. In Itanagar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The majority of the Tribes are worshipers of the nature, with Tani Tribes being descendants of the Forefather Abotani being followers of Donyi-Polo. According to the 2011 census, 40.94% of the population is Hindu, 29.51% Christian, 21.17% Donyi Polo, 4.52% Muslim and 2.88% Buddhist.
According to 2011 census, Nishi was the most spoken language in Itanagar with 17,896 speakers, followed by Bengali at 8,125, Adi at 8,102, Apatani at 4,256, Nepali at 3,721, Hindi at 3,641, Assamese at 3,538 and Bhojpuri at 1,987.
DD Arunprabha is the state-owned television broadcaster of Arunachal Pradesh.[3]
Radio stations of Itanagar are: All India Radio, RadioCity Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh's first community radio) and Big FM 92.7 (India's largest national radio network).
National Highway 415 connects Itanagar to Arunachal Pradesh and the rest of the country. Regular bus and taxi services are available from Guwahati and its airport.
Naharlagun railway station is the nearest railway station, which is nearly 15 km away from the city. Taxi and bus services are easily available from the railway station to Itanagar. Donyi Polo Express can be availed which runs on all days of a week from Guwahati and Shatabdi Express is available thrice a week from Guwahati. The Arunachal AC Superfast Express runs between Naharlagun and Anand Vihar Terminal twice a week, which is the only direct train that connects Arunachal Pradesh with the national capital.
Regular helicopter service is available from Guwahati to Naharlagun. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Itanagar Airport at Hollongi on 9 February 2019. It has been named as Donyi Polo Airport, and was inaugurated on 19 November 2022, with flight services operated by Alliance Air, IndiGo and FlyBig airlines.[4] [5]