Golaghat

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Place details

Locality: Golaghat
Region: Assam
Country: India
Population: 41,989
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Golaghat
Settlement.native_name_lang: asm
Settlement.official_name: Golaghat Municipal Board
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Golaghat Montage.png
Settlement.alt: Golaghat Montage. Clicking on an image in the picture causes the browser to load the appropriate article or section of this article. rect 4 0 1600 640 Golaghat Municipal Board rect 1072 644 1600 956 Golaghat Government Bezbaruah Higher Secondary School rect 1072 964 1606 1286 Golaghat#Early modern rect 538 644 1068 1286 Golaghat British Cemetery rect 4 964 534 1284 Golaghat#Doss & Co. rect 4 644 534 964 Golaghat Baptist Church
Settlement.imagesize: 305px
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Skyline of Golaghat Central (west), Heritage buildings and sites: Bezbaroa Higher Secondary School, Circuit House, British Cemetery, Doss & Co. Store and Baptish Church
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Assam#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_alt: Location of Golaghat in Assam, India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Assam, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Assam
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: urban area
Country: India
Located in: Golaghat district
Area: 7.32
Elevation: 95
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Capital of: Golaghat district
Image: Golaghat Montage.png
Dialing code: 3774

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postal code: 785 702
Commons category: Golaghat
inception: 1920-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

65 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
9th century
Under Ahoms
Early modern
Late modern and contemporary
Administration
Local government
Neighbourhoods
Geography
Scope
Status
Topography
Climate
Summer
Winter
Architecture
Demography
Economy
Tea industry
Heavy industry
International Trade Centre
Transport
Aviation
Rail
Roads
Healthare and education
Education
Healthcare
Primary and secondary education
Culture
Leisure and entertainment
Golaghat Gymkhana
Museum and heritage sites and buildings
Natural History Museum
Golaghat Baptist Church
Golaghat British Cemetery
Doss & Co.
Deopahar ruins
Music and art
Golaghat Amateur Theatre Society
Ajanta Kala Mandal
Sadhani Kalakshetra
Recreation
Parks and open spaces
Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary
Kaziranga National Park
Nambor – Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary
Walking
Dhansiri river bank
Jamuna boating park
Jamuna botanical reserve
Japixôjia lake
Melamora Eco Tea Tourism
Sport
Politics
Formation of AGP
Notable people
Gallery
See also
Notes
Bibliography
References
External links
Government

Golaghat ( Gʊlaɡʱat ), the 3rd largest subdivision of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrative operations of Golaghat district, besides being a twin city to Jorhat which is about 55 km away. It is one of the oldest urban areas in Assam that recently featured on the Smart Cities nominations list, along with Guwahati and four other prominent urban areas of the state; although losing out to Guwahati at the final stage. The Dhansiri, one of the tributaries of the Brahmaputra, passes through Golaghat and is the primary water source for its citizens.

One of the earliest tea urban centres in Assam that has been the headquarters of the oldest subdivision for over years since 1839, the local government body, Golaghat Municipal Board (GMB), was set up in early 1920, becoming a long-established civic body of the state, formed before independent India. It is a historical body of years of age in continuous operation.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Golaghat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.