Bishwanath Chariali

Bishwanath district
বিশ্বনাথ
Bishwanath Chariali
District
Bishwanath district
Coordinates: 26°43′44.33″N 93°08′49.47″E / 26.7289806°N 93.1470750°E / 26.7289806; 93.1470750Coordinates: 26°43′44.33″N 93°08′49.47″E / 26.7289806°N 93.1470750°E / 26.7289806; 93.1470750
Country  India
State Assam
Attained District status as Bishwanth District on 15 August 2015 2015
Headquarters Tezpur
Languages
  Official Assamese
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Bishwanath Chariali (Assamese: বিশ্বনাথ চাৰিআলী) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. It was formally declared a new district of the state on 15 August 2015 by the Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi.[1] It lies by the river Brahmaputra at the Northern Side of Kaziranga National Park - A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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