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{{Short description|Capital city of Assam, India}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dispur
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Suburb
| image_skyline = Assam Secretariat, Dispur, August, 2008.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = The Secretariat of Assam
| image_map = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=250|frame-height=300|zoom=10|frame-lat=26.1409355|frame-long=91.7910265|type=shape-inverse|title=Dispur}}
| nickname =
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| pushpin_map = Guwahati#India Assam#India
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| coordinates = {{coord|26|8|23|N|91|47|33|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Western Assam]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metropolitan]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Mayor-Council
| governing_body = Guwahati Municipal Corporation
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 = [[Governors of Assam|Governor / Chancellor]]
| leader_name2 = [[ Gulab Chand Katariya ]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 55–290
| elevation_ft = 180-955
| population_total = 534,872
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=29 June 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 781005
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 - (0) 361 - XX XX XXX
| registration_plate = AS - 01
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cwa]]
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-AS]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Dispur''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ɪ|s|ˈ|p|ʊər}},<ref>{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Dispur |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506133607/https://www.lexico.com/definition/dispur |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 May 2021 |title=Dispur |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> {{IPA-as|ˈdispuɹ|lang|Dispur.ogg}}) is the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|capital]] of the Indian [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Assam]] and is a suburb of [[Guwahati]].

It became the capital in 1973, when [[Shillong]] the erstwhile capital, became the capital of the state of [[Meghalaya]] that was carved out of Assam.

Dispur is the seat of power of [[Government of Assam]]. The Assam Secretariat (Janata Bhawan) building is located in Dispur along with the Assam Legislative Assembly House, MLA Hostels and the State Emergency Operations Centre. The Assam Trunk road and the G S road pass through Dispur. To the south of Dispur lies the theologically important site of [[Basistha Temple|Basistha Ashram]] and the [[Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra|Shankardev Kalakshetra]], a cultural centre created in the 1990s. Next to Dispur is the township of [[Jatia]].

The [[Guwahati Tea Auction Centre]], one of the busiest tea trading facilities in the world, is located in the city.

==Geography==
The [[Bharalu River|Bharalu]] river<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bishnu Rabha|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.451480|title=Bishnu Rabha Rachanavali Vol. 1|date=1982}}</ref> flows through the heart of the town.

=== Weather and Climate===
Dispur, being a part of Guwahati, has warm summers and cold winters. Winters are also accompanied by occasional rainfalls that bring down the temperature further. Monsoon season in Dispur commences from the month of June. Dispur monsoons are usually accompanied by severe thunderstorms along with heavy downpours.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}
{{Weather box
|name = Dispur
|width = auto
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|location = Dispur
| Jan high C =22.3
| Feb high C =25.2
| Mar high C =29.1
| Apr high C =29.6
| May high C =29.6
| Jun high C =29.8
| Jul high C =29.8
| Aug high C =30.1
| Sep high C =29.5
| Oct high C =28.3
| Nov high C =26.0
| Dec high C =23.3
| Jan mean C =16.8
| Feb mean C =19.4
| Mar mean C =23.3
| Apr mean C =24.8
| May mean C =25.7
| Jun mean C =26.7
| Jul mean C =26.9
| Aug mean C =27.0
| Sep mean C =26.3
| Oct mean C =24.5
| Nov mean C =21.2
| Dec mean C =18.1
| Jan low C =10.9
| Feb low C =13.1
| Mar low C =17.0
| Apr low C =20.2
| May low C =22.3
| Jun low C =24.3
| Jul low C =24.8
| Aug low C =24.6
| Sep low C =23.6
| Oct low C =20.6
| Nov low C =16.1
| Dec low C =12.5

| precipitation colour = Green
| Jan precipitation mm =13
| Feb precipitation mm =26
| Mar precipitation mm =68
| Apr precipitation mm =179
| May precipitation mm =323
| Jun precipitation mm =551
| Jul precipitation mm =690
| Aug precipitation mm =618
| Sep precipitation mm =398
| Oct precipitation mm =141
| Nov precipitation mm =21
| Dec precipitation mm =10
| Jan rain days =2
| Feb rain days =4
| Mar rain days =7
| Apr rain days =14
| May rain days =20
| Jun rain days =21
| Jul rain days =21
| Aug rain days =21
| Sep rain days =19
| Oct rain days =11
| Nov rain days =3
| Dec rain days =1

|humidity colour =
| Jan humidity =72
| Feb humidity =65
| Mar humidity =56
| Apr humidity =71
| May humidity =82
| Jun humidity =87
| Jul humidity =89
| Aug humidity =88
| Sep humidity =87
| Oct humidity =83
| Nov humidity =76
| Dec humidity =74

| Jand sun =7.5
| Febd sun =8.8
| Mard sun =9.5
| Aprd sun =7.9
| Mayd sun =7.8
| Jund sun =7.9
| Juld sun =8.2
| Augd sun =8.3
| Sepd sun =8
| Octd sun =8.2
| Novd sun =8.3
| Decd sun =7.6

|source = Climate data.org<ref name ="Climate data">{{Cite web |url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/assam/dispur-47482/ |title=Dispur Climate: Temperature & Weather by month |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Climate data}}</ref>
}}

==Politics==
Dispur is part of [[Gauhati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gauhati]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf |title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies |access-date=5 October 2008 |work=Assam |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf |archive-date=4 May 2006 }}</ref> [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]'s [[Atul Bora Sr.|Atul Bora]] is the incumbent MLA of [[Dispur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dispur]].

== Tourist attractions ==
Being the capital it is a well-planned locale. There are many tourist spots in Dispur, such as:
*Shilpagram is famous for cultural and handicraft heritage of Assam and other northeastern states. Ethnic jewellery, carpets, silk [[Sari|saris]], wooden and metal handicrafts are available here among others.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}
*[[Basistha Temple|Basistha Ashram]] is six kilometres from Dispur. It is popular for a Lord Shiva temple. The temple spread across 835 [[Bigha|bighas]] of land. It stands on the bank of mountain streams which originates from the hills of Meghalaya which in turn becomes river Basistha and Bharalu that flows through the city.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}
*[[Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra|Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra]] is a cultural institution located at the Panjabari area of the region. The museum preserves the culture and tradition of Assam as well as the Northeast. It is named after the great cultural exponent and scholar of Assam [[Sankardev|Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva]]. Inside the museum, there are traditional jewellery, costumes, statues, articles, weapons, stone and inscriptions displaying the culture of Assam and the rest of the northeastern region.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

== Healthcare ==
Dispur is home to many hospitals and healthcare centres including [[Guwahati Neurological Research Centre]] (GNRC) Hospitals, Dispur Hospital and Capital State Dispensary.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

==See also==
* [[Tourism in North East India]]
*[[Beltola]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100502025242/http://www.northeastindianews.com/category/assam-guwahati-breaking-news-headlines/dispur-news/ Dispur News Headlines]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130614035252/http://www.guwahationline.in/About/Dispur/index.html#sthash.QKU56Lv0.dpuf/ About Dispur]

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{{Assam}}
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{{State and Union Territory capitals of India}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Kamrup Metropolitan district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Guwahati]]
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