North Garo Hills is an administrative

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in the state of

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

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. The district headquarters are located at

Resubelpara Resubelpara, also known as Resu, is the headquarters of North Garo Hills District in the state of Meghalaya in India. The town is situated along the Damring River. History Resubelpara Administrative Unit was upgraded to a full-fledged civ ...

. The district occupies an

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of 1,113 km² and has a

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of 1,18,325 (as of 2001).

History

The North Garo Hills district was carved out of the erstwhile

East Garo Hills district East Garo Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India. History The East Garo Hills district was formed in 1976, after the erstwhile Garo Hills district of Meghalaya was re-organised with a view to bring the administrati ...

. 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.

Geography

Resubelpara is the district headquarters of North Garo Hills District.

References

External links

Official website
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