Goalpara
Goalpara () is a city and the district headquarters of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated to the west of Guwahati.
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- Locality
- Goalpara
- Region
- Assam
- Country
- India
- Population
- 53,430
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Goalpara () is a city and the district headquarters of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated to the west of Guwahati.
==Etymology== The name Goalpara is said to have originated from the word "Gwaltippika" meaning Guwali village, or "the village of the milk men" (Yadav). In local dialect, "para" means village.
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