Daporijo is a census town in the Upper Subansiri district, Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Northeast of India.

It is a beautiful town situated amidst seemingly endless hillocks, atop the river Subansiri, known for the Daporijo Bridge- a BRO undertaking as one of the swiftest ever: a bridge built in only 27 days in April 2020.

Daporijo is the headquarters of the Upper Subansiri District, which is the homeland of three ethnic groups, the Tagin, Galo, and Nyishi tribes.

It is a Tagin majority area, with prominent sub-groups or clans Leyu, Tamin, Tasi, Gidu Gingu, Reri, Mra, Nah, etc.. Taniya Soki is the MLA of 24th Daporijo constituency (as of April-2019), and the Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate is Kanto Dangen APCS (as of jan 2021).

[2][3] Once Taliha-Daporijo, Taliha-Nacho, Taliha-Tato (head quarter of Shi Yomi district are completed, all of which were under construction in February 2021 while facing land acquisition issues, it will provide the strategic frontier connectivity from Seppa-Tamsang Yangfo-Sarili-Koloriang-Sarili-Nacho(and beyond to Daporijo-Taksing)-Tato(and beyond to Mechuka-Gelling and Aalo).