Kamrup district
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Kamrup district কামৰূপ জিলা |
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| District of Assam | |
| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| Administrative division | Lower Assam |
| Headquarters | Amingaon |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,882 km2 (2,657 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 35,96,292 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 235,264 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.95 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 914 |
| Major highways | National Highway 31, National Highway 37 |
| Average annual precipitation | 1,400 mm |
| Website | Official website |
Kamrup district (Pron:ˈkæmˌrəp or ˈkæmˌru:p); also Kamrup rural district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India formed by bifurcating old Kamrup district into two in the year 2003; other being Kamrup Metropolitan district, named after region it constitute. The district, along with Nalbari and Barpeta together form the Kamrup region, has Kamrupi culture and language.
Kamrup Rural district created by bifurcating Old Kamrup district in 2003.
Kamrup district occupies an area of 4,345 square kilometres (1,678 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Australia's Kangaroo Island. Kamrup district has some territorial disputes with neighbouring West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, including that over the village of Langpih.
In the immediate neighborhood of the Brahmaputra the land is low, and exposed to annual inundation. In this marshy tract reeds and canes flourish luxuriantly, and the only cultivation is that of rice. At a comparatively short distance from the river banks the ground begins to rise in undulating knolls towards the mountains of Bhutan on the north, and towards the Khasi hills on the south. The hills south of the Brahmaputra in some parts reach the height of 800 feet (240 m). The Brahmaputra, which divides the district into two nearly equal portions, is navigable by river steamers throughout the year, and receives several tributaries navigable by large native boats in the rainy season. The chief of these are the Manas, Chaul Khoya and Barnadi on the north, and the Kulsi and Dibru on the south bank.
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