Diyun

Diyun a small township or small city on the rise, is located in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh. It got its name from a very small seasonal river by the same name. It is located at 27°31'28"N and 96°8'33"E, geographically. It is surrounded by the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas on two sides and by the Patkai Bum Range of mountains on one side.[1][2][3] [4][5][6]

Diyun
Small City
Diyun
Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Diyun
Diyun (India)
Coordinates: 27.55°N 96.9°E / 27.55; 96.9
Country India
StateArunachal Pradesh
DistrictChanglang
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialEnglish
 • SpokenChakma, Assamese, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationAR

Communities

Diyun Circle is mostly populated by the Singpho, Deori, Khampti, Chakma and Hajong people. The Singphos, Khamptis and Chakmas are followers of Theravada Buddhism. Whereas Deoris and Hajongs follows Hinduism.

Buddhist monasteries cover the Diyun town where people gather to follow teachings of Buddha and get the blessings from the Buddha the monks. Oldest monastery is Diyun Temple. Largest is Sadhanarama Vihara which situated at Jyotsnapur Village under Diyun circle. It’s one of biggest Buddhist monastery and tourist attractions place.

All tribes have Indian calendar new year(Baisaki) celebration on mid of the April called Bihu, Sangken, and Bizhu.

Media
Arunachal Chakma News (ACN)

Arunachal Chakma News and other Social media the media newspaper and social site which is published in Diyun circle by the Chakma Community.[7]

Diyun-The Beautiful Chakma City Facebook page’s ambition is to promote the Culture, festival, villages and other beautiful view of nature of Diyun and other region.

References
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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "APCSU Fest Organized in Diyun". 15 November 2014.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.archakmanews.com
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