| Kamrup Metropolitan | |
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 Kamrup Metropolitan |
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: | |
| Country | |
| State | Assam |
| Region | Western Assam |
| Headquarters | Guwahati |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,527.84 km2 (589.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,260,419 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Website | kamrupmetro.nic.in |
Kamrup Metropolitan (Assamese: কামৰূপ মহানগৰ জিলা) is one of the 27 districts in Assam state in north-eastern India.
History[]
It was created on 3 February 2003 by bifurcating the erstwhile Kamrup district.[1]
Geography[]
Administrative headquarters of Kamrup Metropolitan district is at Guwahati city.[2] The district occupies an area of 1527.84 km².
Climate[]
| Climate data for Guwahati | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
33 (91) |
38 (100) |
40 (104) |
38 (100) |
40 (104) |
37 (99) |
37 (99) |
37 (99) |
35 (95) |
32 (90) |
28 (82) |
40 (104) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
25 (77) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
27 (81) |
24 (75) |
29 (84) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
12 (54) |
15 (59) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
21 (70) |
16 (61) |
11 (52) |
19 (66) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
6 (43) |
6 (43) |
11 (52) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
15 (59) |
10 (50) |
5 (41) |
5 (41) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 11.4 (0.449) |
12.8 (0.504) |
57.7 (2.272) |
142.3 (5.602) |
248.0 (9.764) |
350.1 (13.783) |
353.6 (13.921) |
269.9 (10.626) |
166.2 (6.543) |
79.2 (3.118) |
19.4 (0.764) |
5.1 (0.201) |
1,717.7 (67.626) |
| Source: wunderground.com [3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics[]
According to the 2011 census Kamrup Metropolitan district has a population of 1,260,419,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Estonia[5] or the US state of New Hampshire.[6] This gives it a ranking of 384th in India (out of a total of 640]eracy in India|literacy rate of 88.66%.[4]
References[]
- ^ Law, Gwillim (2011-09-25). "Districts of India". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/yin.html. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ "Home page". Kamrup Metropolitan district website. http://kamrupmetro.nic.in/main.asp. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Historical Weather for Delhi, India". Weather Underground. http://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/DisplayIntlNORMS.asp?CityCode=42182&Units=both. Retrieved November 27, 2008.
- ^ a b "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Estonia 1,282,963 July 2011 est."
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "New Hampshire 1,316,470"
See also[]
- Kamrup Rural district
External links[]
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Darrang district |
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