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Moranhat

Moranhat (IPA: ˈmɔːrænˌhɑːt) is a small town and a town area committee in Charaideo district in the Indian state of Assam.The town is divided by N.H 37 into Charaideo and Dibrugarh district.

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Place details

Locality: Morān
Region: Assam
Country: India
Population: 7,136
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.pushpin_map: India Assam#India
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: Charaideo
Settlement.governing_body: Moranhat Town Committee
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 5779
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Assam
Time zone: UTC+05:30

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Moranhat (IPA: ˈmɔːrænˌhɑːt) is a small town and a town area committee in Charaideo district in the Indian state of Assam.The town is divided by N.H 37 into Charaideo and Dibrugarh district.

==Etymology== The place used to be a trade centre where the people from Moran tribe used to visit in order to sell their products in the north of Dihing which was located in the Chutiya kingdom. It is from this centre that "Moran-hat" derives its name. The tribe Moran probably got its name from this region.