Yingkiong is a town in and the administrative headquarters of Upper Siang district in the Northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Some notable British civil servants who held the role of Assistant Political Officer included Jack Francis Needham, appointed in 1882,[5] and Noel Williamson, who was assassinated by the villagers of Komsing in the present day East Siang district.

Simong, Gobuk, Puging, Pangkang, Gette, Moying, Bomdo, Likor, and Millang are some of the villages and hamlets that surround Yingkiong.

Fruit and vegetable cultivation for commercial sale is endorsed by local administration through MIDH (Mission For Integrated Development of Horticulture), a centrally-sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

Pisciculture is also common and is promoted under a centrally sponsored FFDA (Fish Farmer Development Agency) programme to generate employment for locals and revenue for the state.

The Adi tribe are known for making a distinct type of traditional basket called egin, which is used frequently by the locals to carry household items like rice, dried wood, and other edibles or farm products.

[citation needed] The locals of Yingkiong celebrate the Solung,[20] Aran (Unying-Aran), Etor,[21] Siang River Darshan, and Mopin festivals.

[30] The nearest railway station is 165 km south at Murkongselek in the Jonai District of Assam,[31] connecting Yingkiong via Pasighat.

Among them was a student returnee from the National Capital Region and the Health and Family Welfare Minister of Arunachal Pradesh who is a native of Yingkiong.