| Lower Siang district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Arunachal Pradesh |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Likabali |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Siji |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 22630 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Lower Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is one of the 25 administrative districts in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new district was carved out of West Siang and East Siang districts and declared operational on 22 September 2017 and became the 22nd district of Arunachal Pradesh.
The creation of Lower Siang district was approved by the Arunachal Pradesh government of Nabam Tuki on 21 March 2013.[1]
The Government of Arunachal Pradesh approved creation of Lower Siang along with three other new districts in January 2013. Its territory was carved out of West Siang and East Siang districts.[2]
The official formation of Lower Siang was delayed over disagreement upon the location of its headquarters.[3] On 22 September 2017 the commencement of operation of Lower Siang district, with Likabali as the temporary headquarters, was approved by the government led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu.[4] [5] On 16 March the Arunachal assembly selected Siji as the headquarters.[6]
The Lower Siang District is composed of Likabali and Nari-Koyu Assembly Constituencies.
Lower Siang had a population of 22,630. Scheduled Tribes make up 17,865 (78.94%).[7] [8]
At the time of the 2011 census, 71.98% of the population spoke Galo, 5.14% Nepali, 3.84% Bodo, 3.60% Adi, 3.23% Bengali, 2.55% Assamese, 2.26% Hindi, 2.23% Adi Miniyong and 1.25% Mishing as their first language.[9]