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Dispur | |
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Suburb | |
The Secretariat of Assam | |
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Coordinates: 26°8′23″N 91°47′33″E / 26.13972°N 91.79250°E / 26.13972; 91.79250 | |
Country | India |
State | Assam |
Region | Western Assam |
District | Kamrup Metropolitan |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Body | Guwahati Municipal Corporation |
• Governor / Chancellor | Gulab Chand Kataria |
Elevation | 55–290 m (180−955 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 534,872 |
Language | |
• Official | Assamese |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 781005 |
Telephone code | 91 - (0) 361 - XX XX XXX |
ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
Vehicle registration | AS - 01 |
Climate | Cwa |
Dispur (/dɪsˈpʊər/, Assamese: ) is the capital of the Indian state of Assam and is a suburb of Guwahati.
It became the capital in 1973, when Shillong the erstwhile capital, became the capital of the state of Meghalaya that was carved out of Assam.
Dispur is the seat of power of Government of Assam. The Assam Secretariat (Janata Bhawan) building is located in Dispur along with the Assam Legislative Assembly House, MLA Hostels and the State Emergency Operations Centre. The Assam Trunk road and the G S road pass through Dispur. To the south of Dispur lies the theologically important site of Basistha Ashram and the Shankardev Kalakshetra, a cultural centre created in the 1990s. Next to Dispur is the township of Jatia.
The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre, one of the busiest tea trading facilities in the world, is located in the city.
The Bharalu river flows through the heart of the town.
Dispur, being a part of Guwahati, has warm summers and cold winters. Winters are also accompanied by occasional rainfalls that bring down the temperature further. Monsoon season in Dispur commences from the month of June. Dispur monsoons are usually accompanied by severe thunderstorms along with heavy downpours.
Climate data for Dispur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
19.2 (66.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) |
26 (1.0) |
68 (2.7) |
179 (7.0) |
323 (12.7) |
551 (21.7) |
690 (27.2) |
618 (24.3) |
398 (15.7) |
141 (5.6) |
21 (0.8) |
10 (0.4) |
3,038 (119.6) |
Average rainy days | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 144 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 65 | 56 | 71 | 82 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 76 | 74 | 78 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 |
Source: Climate data.org |
Dispur is part of Gauhati parliamentary constituency. BJP's Bijuli Kalita Medhi is the MP MLA of Dispur Assembly Constituency is Mr.Atul Bora from BJP.
Being the capital it is a well-planned locale. There are many tourist spots in Dispur, such as:
Dispur is home to many hospitals and healthcare centres including Guwahati Neurological Research Centre (GNRC) Hospitals, Dispur Hospital, Dispur Polyclinic and Hospital and Capital State Dispensary.
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