Dispur is Assam State Capital which is located in the environs of
Guwahati. Located at 26°09′0″N 91°46′0″E, Dispur has an average
elevation of about 180 feet above sea level.
The great Brahmaputra River flows 10 kms away - flowing north to
northeast of Dispur with the city of Guwahati in between. Dispur is
located in the Eastern flanks of the Himalayan Mountain Range and is at
the foothills of the Shillong Plateau.
Guwahati Zoo lies 5 kms north of Dispur; 51 Sub Area Military
Cantonment is 10 kms east of Dispur; Lord Shiva Temple in Basistha
Ashram lies 5 kms south of Dispur; and the Saraighat Bridge on River Brahmaputra is 20 kms west of Dispur.
The Assam Trunk Road as well as the GS Road pass through Dispur from the centre.
Dispur is Assam State Capital which holds the powerhouse of the State
- the Secretariat of Assam Government. Dispur is a well-laid out city
which encompasses the Assam Secratariat; Assam Assembly House; National
Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Regional Office;
State Bank of India (SBI) Zonal Office; the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre
(GTAC); and the French Moto Car Company Ltd.
You enjoy the wonderful cityscape of Dispur city which has both old and new buildings in a well laid out manner.
From Tourism point of view, Dispur is visited majorly for the
Guwahati Tea Auction Centre. Sankardeva Kalashetra - the hub of all
Assamese cultural activities of the State; 'Jatia' and ancient city of
Assam State and the famous Basistha Ashram are located just around
Dispur.
Dispur and Guwahati share the infrastructure - which makes them the twin cities.
Guwahati (1 km west), Tezpur (185 kms northeast), Jorhat (305 kms
northeast), Haflong (307 kms southeast), Dibrugarh (433 kms northeast),
Shillong (Meghalaya State Capital - 99.5 kms south), Siliguri (in West
Bengal - 437 kms west), and Kolkata (WB Capital - 1003 kms southwest)
are the nearest bigtowns to Dispur..
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