List of districts of Assam

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List of districts of Assam
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Assam, a northeastern state of India, is divided into 35 administrative geographical units called districts. Assam has 30

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Map of districts of Assam, coloured by division:- Green: Lower Assam, Purple: North Assam, Yellow: Central Assam, Orange: Barak Valley, Red: Upper Assam

districts.

Administration

A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit. They are headed by the Deputy Commissioner (DC). DC combines the offices of the District Magistrate responsible for maintaining law and order and District Collector responsible for collection of the revenue. The DC is assisted by officials belonging to different wings of state administrative services.

The districts of Assam are grouped together in five regional divisions. They are headed by a Commissioner. A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues. The police in Guwahati City is headed by the Commissioner of Police. It started functioning from 1 January 2015.

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Districts

The areas and populations of the 35 districts are given below:[1][2]

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# Districts within the Bodoland Territorial Region

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