Disang

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Disang
Dilih
Data
location Arunachal Pradesh , Assam ( India )
River system Brahmaputra
Drain over Brahmaputra  → Indian Ocean
Headwaters Patkai Mountains
26 ° 41 ′ 26 ″  N , 95 ° 23 ′ 35 ″  E
Source height approx.  2000  m
muzzle Brahmaputra coordinates: 27 ° 3 '12 "  N , 94 ° 31' 56"  E 27 ° 3 '12 "  N , 94 ° 31' 56"  E

length 230 km
Left tributaries Teok , Suffry
Right tributaries Diroi
Medium-sized cities Namrup
Small towns Disangmukh

The Disang (also Dilih ) is a left tributary of the Brahmaputra in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam .

The Disang rises in the Patkai Mountains not far from the border with Myanmar . From there it flows in a predominantly northerly direction through the Changlang district . He leaves the mountains and reaches the Assam lowlands near Namrup . The Disang turns to the west and flows through the city of Namrup. Subsequently, the Disang meanders initially in a west-southwest, later in a westerly direction through the lowlands and the Sivasagar district , the capital of which is Sivasagar south of the river. Eventually the Disang reaches the south bank of the Brahmaputra at Disangmukh . The Disang has a length of 230 km.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Rao, KL (1979). India's Water Wealth. Orient Blackswan. p. 78. ISBN 978-81-250-0704-3