Golaghat
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Place details
- Locality
- Golaghat
- Region
- Assam
- Country
- India
- Population
- 41,989
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
Key dates
- Inception
- 1920
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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
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
65 sectionsContents
- 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.