Tezpur (pron: tezˈpʊə) is a city and the administrative headquarters and
municipal board of
Sonitpur district in the
state of
Assam in northeastern
India. Tezpur is an ancient city on the banks of the river
Brahmaputra and is the largest of the north bank towns with a population exceeding 100,000. It is northeast of
Guwahati, considered to be the "Cultural Capital of Assam".