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Dergaon | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 26°42′N 93°58′E / 26.7°N 93.97°E | |
Country | India |
State | Assam |
District | Golaghat |
Government | |
• Body | Dergaon Municipal Board |
Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,097 |
• Rank | 29 th (Assam) |
Languages | |
• Official | Assamese |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | AS 05 (Golaghat) |
Dergaon (IPA: ˈdɜːˌgɑ̃ʊ) is a town and a municipality in the Golaghat district of Assam, India. It is 282 km from the state capital Guwahati.
Bhaxar Oja Hemchandra Barua, the compiler of Hemkosh (the earliest Assamese-English dictionary) was from Dergaon.