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Place details

Locality: Digboi
Region: Assam
Country: India
Population: 21,736
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Digboi
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Digboi Centenary Museum 04.JPG
Settlement.image_alt: Photo of Digboi Centenary Museum at Digboi
Settlement.image_caption: Digboi Centenary Museum
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Assam#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Assam, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Assam
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tinsukia
Settlement.government_type: Mayor Council Government under State Government
Settlement.governing_body: Digboi Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 14.8
Settlement.elevation_m: 165

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 165
Image: Digboi Centenary Museum 04.JPG
Dialing code: 37539

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Commons category: Digboi
postal code: 786171

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Contents

Etymology
History
Digboi Refinery
Geography
Demographics
Education
Colleges
Places of interest
Politics
See also
References
External links

Digboi (IPA: ˈdɪgˌbɔɪ) is a city and a Digboi Municipal Corporation in Tinsukia district in the north-eastern part of the state of Assam, India.

Crude oil was discovered here in late 19th century and first oil well was dug in 1866. Digboi is known as the Oil City of Assam where the first oil well in Asia was drilled. The first refinery was started here as early as 1901. Digboi has the oldest oil well in operation in India. With a significant number of British professionals working for Assam Oil Company until the decade following independence of India, Digboi had a well-developed infrastructure and a number of bungalows unique to the town. It has an eighteen holes golf course as part of the Digboi Club. It has guest houses and tourist residential apartments laid to promote tourism in upper Assam.