page_title: Golaghat
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Golaghat / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: Golaghat District Library অসমীয়া: Golaghat District Library
context_page_description: Golaghat one of the largest subdivisions of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrative operations of Golaghat district, besides being a twin city to Jorhat which is about 55 km away. It is one of the oldest urban areas in Assam that recently featured on the Smart Cities nominations list, along with Guwahati and four other prominent urban areas of the state; although losing out to Guwahati at the final stage. The Dhansiri, one of the tributaries of the Brahmaputra, passes through Golaghat and is the primary water source for its citizens.
  One of the earliest tea urban centres in Assam that has been the headquarters of the oldest subdivision for over 182–183 years since 1839, the local government body, Golaghat Municipal Board, was set up in 1920, becoming a long-established civic body of the state, formed before independent India. It is a historical body of 101–102 years of age in continuous operation dating as far back as the early 1920s.
  Golaghat has the inceptive post/mail service and telegraphic communication systems in Assam going back to 1876.
context_section_description: Golaghat has been a centre of education and research. The place has old institutions which have been credited with students' high academic performances and record scores in the past when being compared to other institution equivalents of similar repute in Assam. The Regional Research and Training Centre on Indian Traditional Treatment (RCTCITT) is also located here.
caption: Golaghat District Library
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