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District at a Glance. Division: Lower Assam. Headquarter: Kamrup, Amingaon. Sub-Divisions: 2. Revenue Circles: 11. Development Blocks: 14. Geographical Area: 2740 sq. km (approx) Population: 1517542. Literacy: 75.55%.
Kamrup Rural district, or simply Kamrup district (Pron: ˈkæmˌrəp or ˈkæmˌru:p), is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India formed by dividing the old Kamrup district into two in the year 2003; other being Kamrup Metropolitan district, named after the region it constitutes.
Kamrup is the modern region situated between two rivers, the Manas and the Barnadi in Western Assam, with the same territorial extent as the Colonial and post-Colonial "Undivided Kamrup district". [1] [2] It was the capital region of two of the three dynasties of Kamarupa and Guwahati, the current political center of Assam, is situated here.
Kamrup is an administrative district in the Indian state of Assam. The present Kamrup district with its headquarter at Amingaon has proved to be an exemplary and model civil district. It came into being on 31 st day of March 2003 with great promises with alacritous drive to go ahead.
The history of kamrup started from time immemorial. Previously Kamrup was described as Kamrupa. Kamrupa is an ancient name of a large country, often confused with the name of Pragjyotishpur.
Kamrup metropolitan district is located between 25o43’and 26o51’ N Latitude and 90o36’ – 92o12’ E Longitude. TOPOGRAPHY: The district is bounded on the West and North by the Kamrup district and on the East by the Morigaon district.
Flanked by Brahmaputra river, Kamrup is a district of Assam, famous for the pristine temples of Kamakhya and Hajo, that attract a number of pilgrims from all over the world. Kamrup main features the important cities of the region - Guwahati and the state capital Dispur.
