Dibrugarh (Pron: ˌdɪbru:ˈgɑ:), is a city and is the headquarters of the
Dibrugarh district in the state of
Assam in
India. Well known as the
Tea City of India, Dibrugarh is a major city in eastern India in line with
Guwahati and
Bhubaneswar and is the emerging communication and industrial hub of
North East India. Dibrugarh is also one of the two main cities in the state of Assam to receive urban development aid from the
Asian Development Bank and is the nerve centre of industry, communication and healthcare of the upper Assam region. Dibrugarh is located 439 km (273 miles) east of
Guwahati, the largest city of the Indian state of
Assam.The driving distance between Dibrugarh and Guwahati is
462 km, while the aerial distance from Dibrugarh to Guwahati is
353 km.By Train it is 564 km. Dibrugarh is well connected to the rest of India by rail, road and air transport and thus serves as a gateway to eastern Assam and also parts of
Arunachal Pradesh. Moreover, there has also been a consistent demand, particularly from the industrial sectors, for starting international flights from Dibrugarh to
Bangkok and
Singapore. Mega projects like Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited, India's longest rail cum road bridge
Bogibeel bridge and other upcoming modern urban infrastructure are transforming Dibrugarh into a vibrant city. Of late, the city of Dibrugarh is emerging as a popular destination for business and leisure trips for tourists from India and abroad and the 9th edition of the
North East Business Summit was held in the city with the theme
'Building bridges with South East Asia', where representatives from South East Asian nations and business leaders of the country pledged to contribute substantially for the socio-economic growth of the North East. Dibrugarh is also a centre of education and research and the
Indian Space Research Organisation (
ISRO) organized the 18th
National Space Science Symposium in the city in January–February, 2014. The city Master Plan area of Dibrugarh is 66.14 sq. kilometres and population is .