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Tezpur is a town in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, 175 kilometres (109 mi) northeast of Guwahati, and is the largest of the north bank cities.[citation needed]
Tezpur
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Municipality
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| Tezpur Town | |
Agnigarh Hill (top), Mahabhairav Temple and Harihara War Sculpture (middle), Nameri National Park (bottom) | |
  Tezpur Location in Assam, India Show map of Assam Tezpur Tezpur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 26°38′N 92°48′E / 26.63°N 92.8°E / 26.63; 92.8 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Sonitpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Tezpur Municipality Board |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population
(2011)[1]
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| • Total | 102,505 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS-12 |
| Website | sonitpur |
Tezpur was under the rule of the Koch dynasty in the 9th century, and later became a part of the Ahom kingdom in the 16th century. The Ahoms, known for their administrative prowess and patronage of art and culture, played a vital role in shaping Tezpur's heritage. The city witnessed several battles and conflicts during the medieval period.
Modern Tezpur is a cultural and educational hub, home to a number of archaeological sites, temples, and monuments.
The average high temperature in summer is around 31 °C (88 °F) while the average winter low temperature is around 13 °C (55 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Tezpur (1981–2010, extremes 1901–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.9 (100.2) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.5 (74.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 11.4 (0.45) |
24.9 (0.98) |
50.2 (1.98) |
178.7 (7.04) |
259.4 (10.21) |
312.9 (12.32) |
323.9 (12.75) |
293.8 (11.57) |
236.3 (9.30) |
117.1 (4.61) |
19.0 (0.75) |
9.7 (0.38) |
1,837.4 (72.34) |
| Average rainy days | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 100.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 69 | 62 | 57 | 69 | 73 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 74 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
Languages spoken in Tezpur city (2011)[6]
At the 2011 census, the population of the Tezpur city Municipal Corporation area was 102,505. Of these, 40,837 people spoke Assamese, 18,696 spoke Bengali, 11,050 spoke Hindi, and 31,920 spoke other languages.[6][dead link]
Tezpur has several tourist attractions:
Tezpur is part of Tezpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[16] Pallab Lochan Das is the current member of parliament for the Tezpur constituency.[17]
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Tezpur travel guide from Wikivoyage
