Northeast India
Northeast India
North Eastern Region (NER) | |
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From top, left to right: Sela Pass, Majuli, Manipur, Living root bridge, Mizoram, Mokokchung, The Rock Wall, Temi Tea Garden | |
| Coordinates: 26°N 91°E / 26°N 91°E | |
| Country | India |
| States | |
| Largest city | Guwahati |
| Major cities (2011 Census of India) | |
| Area | |
• Total | 262,184 km2 (101,230 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 45,772,188 |
• Estimate (2022) | 51,670,000 |
| • Density | 173/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
| Scheduled languages | |
| State/Regional official languages | |
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Northeast India, officially the North Eastern Region (NER), is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political administrative division of the country. It comprises eight states—Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura (commonly known as the "Seven Sisters"), and the "brother" state of Sikkim.
The region shares an international border of 5,182 kilometres (3,220 mi) (about 99 per cent of its total geographical boundary) with several neighbouring countries – it borders China to the north, Myanmar to the east, Bangladesh to the south-west, Nepal to the west, and Bhutan to the north-west. It comprises an area of 262,184 square kilometres (101,230 sq mi), almost 8 per cent of that of India. The Siliguri Corridor connects the region to the rest of mainland India.
The states of North Eastern Region are officially recognised under the North Eastern Council (NEC), constituted in 1971 as the acting agency for the development of the north eastern states. Long after induction of NEC, Sikkim formed part of the North Eastern Region as the eighth state in 2002. India's Look-East connectivity projects connect Northeast India to East Asia and ASEAN. The city of Guwahati in Assam is referred to as the "Gateway to the Northeast" and is the largest metropolis in Northeast India.