| Brahmaputra Valley | |
|---|---|
| Assam Valley | |
_(4996898562).jpg) Valley of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. | |
Map of Brahmaputra Valley districts. | |
| Length | 600 km (373 mi) North-East |
| Width | 80 km (50 mi) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Assam, India |
| Coordinates | 26°35′54″N 92°27′02″E / 26.5983°N 92.4506°E [1] |
The Brahmaputra Valley (also Assam Valley) is a region situated between hill ranges of the eastern and northeastern Himalayan range in Eastern India.
The valley consists of the Western Brahmaputra Valley covering the regions of Goalpara and Kamrup; the Central Brahmaputra Valley region covering Darrang, Nagaon and the North Bank and Eastern Brahmaputra Valley comprising districts of Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh and Sibsagar. The Teesta River in North Bengal also drains into Brahmaputra River.
The Brahmaputra Valley has a total area of 71,516 km2 with containing 27 districts.[2] Brahmaputra Valley with its rainforest-like climate contains some of the most productive soils in the world. The Brahmaputra River flows from Assam to Bangladesh where it meets the Ganges River to form the world's largest delta and finally flows into the Bay of Bengal in the south.[3]
- ^ "Brahmaputra River System". Government of Assam, Water Resources.
- ^ "Home | Assam State Portal". Assam.gov.in. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Goswami, Homeswar (1985). Population Trends in the Brahmaputra Valley, 1881–1931. Mittal Publications. p. 206.