Aalo

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Field	Value
name	Aalo
native_name	Aalo
settlement_type	District Headquarters
image_skyline	Along Town.jpg
image_caption	View of Aalo Town
pushpin_map	India Arunachal Pradesh#India3
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Arunachal Pradesh
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	West Siang district
established_date	1948
government_type	Multi Party democracy
leader_title1	Deputy Commissioner
leader_name1	Shri Penga Tato, APCS
unit_pref	Metric
elevation_m	295
population_total	20680
population_as_of	2011
population_rank	4 (in AP)
population_density_km2	13
population_footnotes
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	English
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	791 001
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	91 3783 XXX XXXX
registration_plate	AR-08
blank1_name_sec2	Climate
blank1_info_sec2	Cfa (Köppen)
blank2_name_sec2	Precipitation
blank2_info_sec2	2477 mm
blank3_name_sec2	Avg. annual maximum temperature
blank3_info_sec2	28.1 °C
blank4_name_sec2	Avg. annual minimum temperature
blank4_info_sec2	15.3 °C
blank6_name_sec2	Avg. summer temperature
blank6_info_sec2	24.7 °C
blank5_name_sec2	Avg. winter temperature
blank5_info_sec2	18.5 °C
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It is also an Advance Landing Ground (ALG) of the Indian Air Force.

Culture

Mopin is the main festival that runs from 5 to 6 April. The Yomgo River Festival, held every year during peak tourist season, and lasting 3–4 days, is celebrated from 05-9 April. This festival is celebrated with a view to promote tourism, indigenous culture, and tradition, handloom & handicrafts and showcase its rich cultural heritage.

Demographics

, Along had a population of 16,834. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Aalo has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 75% of the males and 61% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. The low sex ratio – 916 girls for every 1000 boys in 2001 – is cause for concern, even though it is not typical of the region.

In 2011, its population was . The majority of Aalo's(formerly Along) population consists of Galo people and Galo is the main languages but a huge population of Adi consists at Aalo Town. The major religion is Donyi-Polo, followed by Christianity and small minorities of followers of Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam.

Languages

Climate

| location = Aalo (1961–1990, extremes 1969–1992) | metric first = Y | single line = Y | Jan record high C = 31.8 | Feb record high C = 30.3 | Mar record high C = 35.5 | Apr record high C = 36.1 | May record high C = 40.0 | Jun record high C = 40.0 | Jul record high C = 38.9 | Aug record high C = 38.3 | Sep record high C = 39.7 | Oct record high C = 40.5 | Nov record high C = 34.1 | Dec record high C = 30.1 | year record high C = 40.5 | Jan high C = 23.2 | Feb high C = 23.6 | Mar high C = 26.6 | Apr high C = 27.8 | May high C = 30.5 | Jun high C = 31.9 | Jul high C = 31.6 | Aug high C = 32.9 | Sep high C = 32.1 | Oct high C = 31.0 | Nov high C = 27.9 | Dec high C = 24.8 |year high C = 28.7 | Jan mean C = 14.7 | Feb mean C = 16.2 | Mar mean C = 19.6 | Apr mean C = 21.8 | May mean C = 25.2 | Jun mean C = 21.8 | Jul mean C = 26.6 | Aug mean C = 27.3 | Sep mean C = 26.4 | Oct mean C = 25.1 | Nov mean C = 21.0 | Dec mean C = 16.4 |year mean C = 22.3 | Jan low C = 7.5 | Feb low C = 10.4 | Mar low C = 13.9 | Apr low C = 16.5 | May low C = 19.5 | Jun low C = 22.7 | Jul low C = 23.3 | Aug low C = 23.5 | Sep low C = 22.6 | Oct low C = 19.3 | Nov low C = 13.3 | Dec low C = 8.6 | year low C = 16.8 | Jan record low C = 1.1 | Feb record low C = 1.2 | Mar record low C = 7.1 | Apr record low C = 6.9 | May record low C = 9.9 | Jun record low C = 17.1 | Jul record low C = 17.1 | Aug record low C = 19.3 | Sep record low C = 18.9 | Oct record low C = 7.5 | Nov record low C = 3.5 | Dec record low C = 0.6 | year record low C = 0.6 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 46.3 | Feb rain mm = 76.0 | Mar rain mm = 144.3 | Apr rain mm = 326.0 | May rain mm = 290.9 | Jun rain mm = 462.9 | Jul rain mm = 610.7 | Aug rain mm = 429.5 | Sep rain mm = 343.9 | Oct rain mm = 181.5 | Nov rain mm = 20.0 | Dec rain mm = 28.3 | year rain mm = 3063.3 | Jan rain days = 4.3 | Feb rain days = 6.8 | Mar rain days = 9.6 | Apr rain days = 13.7 | May rain days = 13.7 | Jun rain days = 17.4 | Jul rain days = 20.1 | Aug rain days = 14.5 | Sep rain days = 12.5 | Oct rain days = 6.8 | Nov rain days = 2.1 | Dec rain days = 2.5 | year rain days = 122.0 | Jan humidity = 81 | Feb humidity = 80 | Mar humidity = 75 | Apr humidity = 77 | May humidity = 78 | Jun humidity = 83 | Jul humidity = 87 | Aug humidity = 84 | Sep humidity = 83 | Oct humidity = 76 | Nov humidity = 73 | Dec humidity = 77 |year humidity = 80 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200216160549/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Normals%20%281961-1990%29.pdf | archivedate = 16 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Normals%20%281961-1990%29.pdf | title = Station: Aalo Climatological Table 1961–1990 | work = Climatological Normals 1961–1990 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = July 2010 | pages = 801–802 | accessdate = 17 February 2020}} | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archivedate = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M22 | accessdate = 17 February 2020}}

Connectivity

Aalo does not have a good road network and the road which runs from north Lakhimpur to the capital city of Itanagar, connects the town of Aalo to the city. Regular bus services to Aalo run from Itanagar. Arunachal Pradesh State Transport Service (APSTS) buses are available to and from Aalo. There is a 5 hours journey by bus from Pasighat to Aalo (106 km) while from Moying (150 km) the bus will take around 6.5 hours to reach Aalo.

The nearest airport to Aalo is at Pasighat. It is connected by flight services to Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Tezpur among others. One can take a bus or hire a taxi from Pasighat to Aalo.

Aalo has no railway and the nearest railway station is at Murkongselek. A new line which connects Aalo to Silapathar through broad gauge railway was proposed and the survey has already been completed and forwarded to the railway board.

Media

Along has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Along. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.

References

"Aalo Population Census 2011".
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10194 C-16: Population by mother tongue, Arunachal Pradesh - 2011]
"Govt plans 3 key railway lines".

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