Dibrugarh

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Dibrugarh
City
From top left-to-right: Tea Garden, Assam Medical College & Hospital, Jagannath Temple, Dibrugarh University, Regional Medical Research Centre, Bogibeel Bridge.
Nickname:  Tea City Of India & Industrial Hub Of Northeast
Dibrugarh Location in Assam, India Show map of Assam Dibrugarh Dibrugarh (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°29′N 95°00′E / 27.48°N 95°E / 27.48; 95
Country	India
State	Assam
Region	Upper Assam
District	Dibrugarh
No. Of Wards	22[1]
Established	1873
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation
• MLA	Prasanta Phukan, BJP
• District Commissioner	Bikram Kairi, IAS
• Superintendent Of Police	Swetank Mishra, IPS
• Mayor	Saikat Patra BJP
Area
• Total	71.83 km2 (27.73 sq mi)
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	154,296
• Density	4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Dibrugarhian
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	786001-786005
Telephone code	+91 – (0) 373 – XX XX XXX
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS
Vehicle registration	AS-06
Sex Ratio	934 ♀️/ 1000 ♂️
Climate	Cwa
Official Language	Assamese
Literacy Rate	89.42% high
Lok Sabha Constituency	Dibrugarh
Vidhan Sabha Constituency	Dibrugarh
HDI	0.503 high
Website	dibrugarhmunicipality.in

Dibrugarh (pron: ˌdɪbru:ˈgɑ:) is a city in Upper Assam with sprawling tea gardens.^[1] It is located 435 kms East from the state capital of Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of Dibrugarh district in the state of Assam in India. Dibrugarh serves as the headquarters of the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council, which is the governing council of the Sonowal Kachari tribe (found predominantly in the Dibrugarh district).