The state of Assam in India has five regional divisions, each comprising a number of districts. The Divisional Commissioner is the head of administration of a division.Template:Citation needed
History
Template:Location map+ In 1874, Assam was constituted as a Chief Commissioner's province with the seat of the government in Shillong, the erstwhile capital of Assam, which is now in Meghalaya. To better administer the six districts of Goalpara, Kamrup, Sonitpur, Nagaon (formerly, Nowgong), Sivasagar (formerly, Sibsagar) and Lakhimpur, (the districts in the Brahmaputra valley, also called Assam Valley), the Judge of Assam Valley was given the additional charge of a commissioner in 1880.[1] In 1905, the offices of the Judge and the Commissioner were segregated in the Assam Valley;[2] in addition to adding a separate Commissioner's office for the administration of the Hill Districts and Surma Valley.[3]
List of divisions
Current divisions
| Division Name | Divisional Office | Districts | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barak Valley | Silchar | Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj | 3,612,581 | |
| Central Assam and Hills | Nagaon | Dima Hasao, Hojai, Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Morigaon, and Nagaon | 5,894,460 | |
| Lower Assam | Guwahati | Baksa, Barpeta, Bajali, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Nalbari, Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup Rural, Kokrajhar, and South Salmara-Mankachar, Tamulpur | 13,179,980 | |
| North Assam | Tezpur | Biswanath, Darrang, Sonitpur, and Udalguri | 4,246,834 | |
| Upper Assam | Jorhat | Charaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Sivasagar, and Tinsukia | 7,840,943 |
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| Division Name | Divisional Office | Districts |
|---|---|---|
| Assam Hills | Diphu | Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong, and West Karbi Anglong |
| Barak Valley | Silchar | Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj |
| Bodoland | Kokrajhar | Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar, and Udalguri |
| Central Assam | Nagaon | Hojai, Morigaon, and Nagaon |
| Kamrup | Guwahati | Darrang, East Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup Rural, and South Kamrup |
| Lower Assam | Bongaigaon | Barpeta, Bajali, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, Goalpara, Nalbari, and South Salmara-Mankachar |
| North Assam | Tezpur | Biswanath, Lakhimpur, and Sonitpur |
| Upper Assam | Jorhat | Charaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, and Tinsukia |
Municipal corporations
Municipal corporation (present)
Oldest recognised and constantly inhabited urban areas
The list of the oldest urban areas based on the earliest years of formation of the civic bodies,[6][7] constituted before India's Independence of 1947.
| Type | Formation period | Urban areas |
|---|---|---|
| Municipal board region | Prior to India's independence in 1947 |
References
- ↑ "In 1879, Sir Bayley, therefore, proposed to the Government of India that the Judge of Assam Valley to be the ex-officio Commissioner of Assam Valley. High Court objected to the proposal. But Government of India approved the scheme and the Chief Commissioner invested the Judge of Assam with the powers of a Commissioner of a Division." Template:Harv
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- ↑ Citizens submit memo to Sonowal, The Telegraph (Calcutta – Gauhati). Avik Chakraborty(21 December 2016). Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ Urbanisation and Growth of Small Towns in Assam, India(2005). Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ↑ Report on the Administration of North East India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1921)
- ↑ Economics Of Informal Milk Producing Units In Assam
– Guwahati municipal region, 1853, reconstituted 1873.{{#if:Saikia|, Saikia}. Notion Press(8 April 2016). ISBN 9789352069385 - ↑ Silchar Municipal Board (Silchar Municipality) Assam – Silchar Karimganj Hailakandi – Silchar municipal region, 1922. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ Dibrugarh Municipal Board – Dibrugarh municipal region, 1873.. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ↑ Goalpara Municipal Board-About Us – Goalpara municipal region, 1875.. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ↑ Dhubri Municipal Board – Dhubri municipal region, 1883..
- ↑ Nagaon – History – Nagaon municipal region, 1893.. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ↑ About Municipal Board – Tezpur – Tezpur municipal region. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ↑ Jorhat Municipal Board(JBM), Jorhat, Assam – Jorhat municipal region, 1909.
- ↑ AGP lists civic poll candidates – Golaghat municipal region, 1920. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
Sources
- Development of Administration in Assam{{#if:Bose|, Bose}. Concept Publishing Company(1985)
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