Guwahati

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Guwahati
Guwahati (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Assam
District : Kamrup Metropolitan
Location : 26 ° 11 ′  N , 91 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 26 ° 11 ′  N , 91 ° 44 ′  E
Height : 56-680 m
Area : 216.79 km²
Residents : 963,429 (2011)
Population density : 4444 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.gmcportal.in
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Guwahati ( Assamese : গুৱাহাটী , Guvāhāṭī ; formerly Gauhati ) is a city in the Indian state of Assam on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra . With about 960,000 inhabitants (2011 census) it is by far the largest settlement in northeast India.

Brahmaputra in Guwahati

The suburb of Dispur , only 10 kilometers from the city center, is the seat of the government of Assam. The main attractions of Guwahati include the Kamakhya Temple - a Tantristic Saktism institution that attracts many pilgrims - and the Assam State Museum with a large archaeological and ethnographic collection.

Guwahati is home to the Gauhati High Court , a zoological garden, food and petrochemical industries. The airport (Lok-Priya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport) is located 20 km southwest of the city and is named after the former Chief Minister of Assam Gopinath Bordoloi . Since 1994, in addition to Gauhati University , the city has also had an Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT Guwahati ).

Guwahati is the seat of a Catholic archdiocese .

Climate table

Guwahati
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: India Meteorological Department ; wetterkontor.de
Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Guwahati
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 21.6 26.2 29.4 31.2 31.2 31.7 30.1 32.2 31.7 29.3 25.6 22.7 O 28.6
Min. Temperature (° C) 8.5 11.0 14.9 19.0 22.7 24.9 25.6 25.6 24.7 19.9 14.7 10.8 O 18.6
Precipitation ( mm ) 11.9 18.3 55.8 147.9 274.2 336.4 365.4 264.3 185.9 91.2 18.7 7.1 Σ 1,777.1
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 7.3 7.6 7.1 6.7 6.0 4.1 3.9 5.2 4.6 6.6 7.7 7.5 O 6.2
Rainy days ( d ) 1.8 2.9 5.8 13.1 17th 19.6 22.3 18.5 15.2 7.4 2.8 1.3 Σ 127.7
Humidity ( % ) 79 65 57 68 75 81 83 82 83 82 82 82 O 76.6
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sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Guwahati  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 154 kB)
  2. ↑ Kamakhya Temple. In: Kamakha Temple Guwahati. Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
  3. ^ Official website of the Gauhati High Court
  4. ^ Official website of Gauhati University