Bodoland Territorial Region

This article is about the autonomous region. For the council which controls the region, see Bodoland Territorial Council.

Bodoland Territorial Region
Autonomous Administrative Region
Official seal of Bodoland Territorial Region
Seal
Motto(s): 
"Truth Alone Triumphs"
Slogan: "For Peace and Development"
Bodoland Territorial Region Within India
Bodoland Territorial Region Within India
Coordinates: 26°42′N 91°05′E / 26.700°N 91.083°E / 26.700; 91.083
Country India
StateAssam
EstablishedFebruary 9, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-02-09)
CapitalKokrajhar
Districts5
Government
 • TypeAutonomous Administrative Region
 • BodyBodoland Territorial Council
 • Chief ExecutivePramod Boro[1][2]
 • Deputy Chief ExecutiveGobinda Basumatary[3]
 • SpeakerKatiram Boro
Area
 • Total
8,970 km2 (3,460 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,155,359
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Languages[4]
 • OfficialBodo, English[5]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitebodoland.gov.in

The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) is an autonomous division in Assam, India, and a proposed state in Northeast India. It is made up of five districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River below the foothills of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. It is administered by an elected body known as the Bodoland Territorial Council which came into existence under the terms of a peace agreement signed in February 2003 and its autonomy was further extended by an agreement signed in January 2020. The region covers an area of over nine thousand square kilometres and is predominantly inhabited by the Bodo people and other indigenous communities of Assam.[6][7]

  1. ^ Das, Mukut (14 December 2020). "From student leader to BTC chief: The meteoric rise of Pramod Boro". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "BTC Elections Result: UPPL's Pramod Boro declared new BTC chief". The Sentinel. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Bodoland Territorial Council: Five members of BJP-UPPL-GSP coalition sworn in". Deccan Herald. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Assam govt to bring ordinance to accord Bodo as associate official language". The New Indian Express. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ "As Assam grants Bodo language official status, here's all you need to know on Bodoland struggle". ThePrint. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Accord". cdpsindia.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  7. ^ "THE BODOLAND AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL ACT, 1993" (PDF). ucdpged.uu.se. Retrieved 3 December 2020.