North Garo Hills district

North Garo Hills district

North Garo
North Garo Hills district North Garo
District of Meghalaya
	North Garo Hills district Location in Meghalaya
Country	India
State	Meghalaya
Headquarters	Resubelpara
Government
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	4
Area
• Total	1,113 km2 (430 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	118,325
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	northgarohills.gov.in

North Garo Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India.^[1] The district headquarters are located at Resubelpara.^[2] The district occupies an area of 1,113 km² and has a population of 1,18,325 (as of 2001).

History

The North Garo Hills district was carved out of the erstwhile East Garo Hills district. And whereas for public convenience and better administration the Governor of Meghalaya considers it necessary to upgrade the said Resubelpara Civil Sub-Division of East Garo Hills District into a full·fledged District.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Resubelpara is the district headquarters of North Garo Hills District.

References

^ "Meghalaya set to be in country's railway map soon". The Economic Times. 6 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
^ "Mukul to inaugurate N. Garo Hills today". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

External links

Official website

25°53′39″N 90°35′59″E / 25.8943°N 90.5998°E / 25.8943; 90.5998

[1] "Meghalaya set to be in country's railway map soon". The Economic Times. 6 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

[2] "Mukul to inaugurate N. Garo Hills today". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2012.

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