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Districts of Lower Assam Division
Districts of Lower Assam Division are noted for the presence of temples of Ahom Dynasty.

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Districts of Lower Assam DivisionDistricts of Lower Assam Division cover districts like Dhubri District, Kokrajhar district, Bongaigaon district, Goalpara district, Baksa district, Chirang District, Barpeta district, Nalbari District, Kamrup district and South Salmara-Mankachar District.

Dhubri District
Dhubri District is an administrative district in the state of Assam. The district headquarters are located at Dhubri town which is situated at 290 km from Guwahati, the state capital. This was also the headquarters of erstwhile-undivided Goalpara district, which was created in 1876 by the British government. In 1983, Goalpara district was divided into four districts and Dhubri is one among those. Dhubri district is one among the many Muslim Majority districts of Assam. About 75% of population is Muslim in Dhubri.

Kokrajhar District
Districts of Lower Assam DivisionKokrajhar district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in north-eastern India. The district headquarters are located at Kokrajhar town. The district occupies an area of 3,169.22 square km.

Bongaigaon District
Bongaigaon district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in northeastern India. The district headquarters are located at Bongaigaon. The district occupies an area of 2,510 square kilometers.

Goalpara District
Goalpara district is an administrative district in the state of Assam.

Baksa District
Baksa district is one of the 27 districts of Assam state under Bodoland Territorial Council in north-eastern India.

Chirang District
Chirang district is one of the 27 districts of Assam state in north-eastern India.

Barpeta District
Barpeta district is an administrative district in the state of Assam. The district headquarters are located at Barpeta. The district occupies an area of 3245 square km and has a population of 1,642,420.Districts of Lower Assam Division

Nalbari District
Nalbari District is an administrative district in the state of Assam. The district headquarters is located at Nalbari.

Kamrup District
Kamrup District, which is also known as Kamrup rural district, is an administrative district in Assam. It is formed by bifurcating old Kamrup district into two in the year 2003; the other being Kamrup Metropolitan district, named after region it constitute. The district, along with Nalbari District and Barpeta District together form the Kamrup region, has Kamrupi culture and language.

Kamrup Metropolitan District
Kamrup Metropolitan or Guwahati Metropolitan is one of the 35 districts in Assam. It was carved out of the erstwhile-undivided Kamrup district in 2003 and covers an area equivalent to the area under the jurisdiction of the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority area, due to which the district is sometimes alternatively referred to as `Guwahati Metropolitan` or Guwahati `sub-district`.

South Salmara-Mankachar District
South Salmara-Mankachar District is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Hatsingimari town which is situated at about 245 km from Guwahati, the state capital.


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