As of February 2024[update], the Indian state Arunachal Pradesh comprised 27 districts,[1] not including Itanagar capital complex,[2] with more districts proposed.
The latest and presently valid official map of districts of Arunachal Pradesh, after the most recent new districts were last announced on 30 August 2018, is in the external links.
[5][6] In January 2013 the Arunachal Pradesh government approved in principle the creation of a "Capital district".
[7] The capital complex is currently treated as its own district by some government departments, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for example,[8] and the Arunachal Pradesh State portal in particular.
[9][10] The districts of Arunachal Pradesh state are administrative geographical units, each headed by a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service and a superintendent of police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service.