Arunachal Pradesh अरुणाचल प्रदेश
State of India
Seal
Location of Arunachal Pradesh (marked in red) in India
Map of Arunachal Pradesh
Coordinates (Itanagar): 27°04′N 93°22′E / 27.06°N 93.37°E / 27.06; 93.37Coordinates: 27°04′N 93°22′E / 27.06°N 93.37°E / 27.06; 93.37
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
Established	20 February 1987
Capital	Itanagar
Largest city	Itanagar
Districts	18
Government
• Body	Government of Arunachal Pradesh
• Governor	Nirbhay Sharma
• Chief Minister	Nabam Tuki (INC)
• Legislature	Unicameral (60 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	2
• High Court	Guwahati High Court – Itanagar Bench
Area
• Total	83,743 km2 (32,333 sq mi)
Area rank	15th
Population (2011)
• Total	1,382,611
• Rank	27th
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-AR
HDI	0.617 (medium)
HDI rank	18th (2005)
Literacy	66.95%
Official languages	Hindi[1]
Website	arunachalpradesh.nic.in

Arunachal Pradesh /ˌɑrəˌnɑːtʃəl prəˈdɛʃ/ is one of the 29 states of India. Located in northeast India, it holds the most north-eastern position among the other states in the north-east region of India. Arunachal Pradesh borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east and China in the north. Itanagar is the capital of the state. China claims the northern part of the state as a part of the Tibet Autonomous Region.^[2]

Arunachal Pradesh, which translates to "land of the dawn-lit mountains",^[3] is also known as the Orchid State of India or the Paradise of the Botanists. Geographically, it is the largest among the North-east Indian states commonly known as the Seven Sister States. As in other parts of Northeast India, the people native to the state trace their origins from the Tibeto-Burman people. In recent times, large number of migrants from various parts of India and foreign lands have been affecting the state's population.

No reliable population count of the migrant population exists, and the percentage estimating the total actual population accordingly vary. Arunachal Pradesh has the highest number of regional languages in South Asia^[4] enriched with diverse culture and traditions.