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Kaliabor, a sub-division town in Nagaon district of Assam situated at a distance of 48 km east of Nagaon town. It was the headquarters of Borphukans during the Ahom era. Kaliabor lies in the middle of assam and surrounded in the north by the Brahmaputra, in the south by the hills of Karbi Anglong district, in the east by Kaziranga National Park under Golaghat district and in the west by Samaguri under Nagaon Sadar Sub-Division.

Kaliabor
town
Kaliabor Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 26.32°N 92.53°E / 26.32; 92.53
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Nagaon
Languages
• Official	Assamese
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
[Postal Index Number	782137,782138
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS
Vehicle registration	AS-02
Lok Sabha constituency	Kaliabor
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kaliabor

Kaliabor – the rice bowl of Assam – Kaliabor occupies an important place in the annals of Assam history. The name "Kaliabor" owes its origin to the word "Tun-Rung-Dam", which means 'A Place of Black Big Trees' in the Tai language (Tun = Black, Run = Big, Dam = Tree).

Kaliabor is famous for it's several tourist spots both religious and natural. Distinct religious site includes Bhorali Namghar, Kamakhya Temlple, Hatimura Durga Temple.

Education

School

• Kuwaritol High School
• St.Roberts School
• Kuwaritol Girls High School
• Kaliabor Higher Secondary School
• Kaliabor Girls Higher Secondary School
• Shankar dev Shishu Niketon,Kaliabor
• Borbhagia High School
• Ambagan High School
• Banketeswar LP School
• Sishu Bidyapith High School
• Bimala Academy
• Jakhalabandha H S School
• Nav Gurukul

• Koliabor College
• Hindustani Kendriya Vidyalaya
• Gorubandha LP School
• paschim pubthoria high school

Politics

Kaliabor is part of Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

References

See also

• Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency)

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