A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision . Its exact definition varies among countries.
33-560: Nagaon is a city and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian state of Assam . It is situated 122.6 kilometres (76 mi) east of Guwahati . This division was organised on both banks of the Kalang river by Momai Tamuli Borbarua in 1611 during the reign of Pratap Singha . Its settlement was completed during the reign of Gadadhar Singha . Nagaon was under the administration of
66-459: A commune-level town ( thị trấn ) is similar to a township; it is a subdivision of a rural district ( huyện ) and is the lowest administration subdivision in the country. In Zimbabwe , the term township was used for segregated parts of suburban areas. During colonial years in Rhodesia , the term township referred to a residential area reserved for Black citizens within the boundaries of
99-476: A city or town and is still commonly used colloquially. This reflected the South African usage. In present-day Zimbabwe, the term is also used to refer to a residential area within close proximity of a rural growth point. Assam Homeopathic College, Nagaon Assam Homoeopathic Medical College And Hospital, Nagaon is located in Nagaon , Assam. The institute was established in the year 1968. It
132-501: A precise legal meaning and is used on land titles in all areas regardless of the demographics of the respective region. In Taiwan , townships are administered by a county together with a county-administered city . There are three types of townships in Taiwan: urban townships, rural townships, and mountain indigenous townships. Mountain indigenous townships are those with significant populations of Taiwanese aborigines . In England ,
165-483: A small town; in the cases of predominant Jewish population the latter is sometimes translated as shtetl ). In South Africa under apartheid , the term "township" was used to describe residential developments that confined non-Whites, including Blacks, Coloureds, and Indians, living near or working in White-only communities. Soweto and Mdantsane were both prominent townships under apartheid. The term also has
198-535: A town in Nagaon. [REDACTED] Media related to Nagaon at Wikimedia Commons Municipal board Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area , that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia , Canada , Scotland , and parts of the United States , the term refers to settlements too small or scattered to be considered urban. The Australian National Dictionary defines
231-440: A township as "a site reserved for and laid out as a town ; such a site at an early stage of its occupation and development; a small town". The term refers purely to the settlement; it does not refer to a unit of government. Townships are governed as part of a larger council (such as that of a shire , district or city ) or authority. In Canada , two kinds of township occur in common use: In China , townships are found at
264-628: Is also home to Nowgong Polytechnic, one of the oldest technical education institutes in Assam. Nagaon also has an ITI at Panigaon. The College of Fisheries, the only college of its kind in the entire northeastern India, is located in Raha and comes under the academic management of Assam Agricultural University in Jorhat . The foundation stone of the Nagaon Medical College and Hospital
297-563: Is at Chaparmukh , which is around 28 km from Nagaon. The nearest airport is Tezpur Airport . The nearest international airport is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati. Languages spoken in Nagaon city (2011) As of 2011 India census , Nagaon city had a population of 155,889 making it one of the largest cities of Assam. The population is largely of heterogeneous nature. Indigenous Assamese communities along with tribal communities like Karbi , Tiwa (Lalung) are
330-657: Is home to the Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya , which offers postgraduate and doctorate level courses. 2. Nagaon University As of 2024, Nowgong College has been declared as a university. However, official status from the University Grants Commission of India (UGC) is pending. The multipurpose Nurul Amin Stadium of Nagaon is named after the sportsperson late Nurul Amin . It hosts
363-577: Is one of the oldest school in Assam. It also has the third oldest government school in Assam, the Nowgong Government Boys' Higher Secondary School, established in 1865. Another old school is the Dawson Higher Secondary & Multipurpose School. Prominent English Medium Schools : School having both English and Assamese medium Other Schools of Repute : At present, there are about 25 colleges, of which probably
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#1732771820305396-531: Is part of either a city , which is mostly urban, or a district , which is mostly rural. Since 1979, municipalities have existed in New Zealand but are rare and not formally defined legally. As a term, however, townships are still in common usage in New Zealand, used in referring to a small town or urban community located in a rural area. The term is generally comparable to that of a village in England. In
429-502: Is the first homoeopathic medical college of North East India. The college was started on 15 August 1968 in the Haiborgaon Girl's High School, Haiborgaon, Nagaon. After a piece of land had been donated by Meghraj Agarwalla, later on was shifted to Haibargaon, Nagaon. The foundation stone of the present building was laid on 29 November 1972 by Dr. Jogesh Mahanta the then Principal of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital . In 1978,
462-411: Is under Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences since 2011. The college offers 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 -year Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery(BHMS) degree course under Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences . In 2016, the admission into this college is based on Assam Combined Entrance Examination (Assam-CEE) conducted by Dibrugarh University The intake capacity of
495-556: Is very good availability of buses playing from Guwahati, Jorhat and Tezpur to Nagaon, There is flexibility of timings. Plenty of government and private buses travel between Guwahati and Nagaon. The district lies about 120 km east of Guwahati with an average travel time of 2 hours. Nagaon is about 190 km from Jorhat and 75 km from Tezpur. Taxies are available for hire from all major destinations to Nagaon. There are two railway stations in Nagaon town, one at Haibargaon (Dhing gate) and another at Nagaon. The nearest railway junction
528-601: The Philippines , townships refer to administrative divisions established during the American Civil Government in the country. Many of these political divisions were originally established as rancherias during the Spanish Regime . The term was later replaced with " municipal district ". Most municipal districts would later be converted into regular municipalities by executive orders from
561-459: The United States : civil and survey. A state may have one or both types. In states that have both, the boundaries often coincide in many counties. In the first U.S. census of Puerto Rico , the population centers known as townships were referred to as " barrios ," a term first used when Puerto Rico was under Spanish colonial rule . Like townships in most U.S. states, barrios are subdivisions and function as municipalities . In Vietnam ,
594-836: The Borphukan. From Nagaon 1,310 soldiers took part in the Kachari invasion of Swargadeo Rudra Singha in 1707. The Kolong River , a tributary of the Brahmaputra River , flows through Nagaon and in the process divides the city into two distinct regions: Nagaon and Haibargaon. Nagaon is bounded on the north by the Sonitpur district and the Brahmaputra River. On the south, it borders the West Karbi Anglong district , Dima Hasao and Hojai District . On
627-589: The Highlands generally the term may describe a very small agrarian community . In Wales , the term "township" is used to describe a population center created by an Act of Parliament in 1539, such as the Townships in Montgomeryshire . In the United States , a township is a subdivision of a county and is usually 36 square miles (about 93 square kilometres) in area. There are two types of townships in
660-656: The Philippine president. Mambukal , a hill station geographically located in Murcia, Negros Occidental , is the only legally constituted township in the Philippines, created under Republic Act No. 1964, approved in June 1957. As a term, the word "township" in the Philippines is used to refer to new developments with their own amenities, including both vertical and horizontal projects. The modern and largest townships in
693-962: The Philippines are New Clark City with 9,450 hectares in Capas of Tarlac , Hamilo Coast with 5,900 hectares in Nasugbu of Batangas , Nuvali with 2,290 hectares in Santa Rosa of Laguna , Lancaster New City with 2,000 hectares in Kawit Imus GenTri of Cavite , Vista City with 1,500 hectares in Las Piñas Muntinlupa of Metro Manila , and Dasmariñas of Cavite, Twin Lakes with 1,149 hectares in Tagaytay of Cavite and Alviera with 1,125 hectares in Porac of Pampanga . The majority of
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#1732771820305726-551: The college became the first homoeopathic teaching institution in Assam to have been recognised by the Board of Homoeopathic System of Medicine, Assam. On 1 July 1988, the college has been undertaken by the Director of Medical Education, Planning & Research, Assam. From the year 1968 the college was offering homoeopathic Diploma course (DHMS) and from 2000 Degree course (BHMS) in homoeopathic Medicine has been introduced. The college
759-548: The connection between the ecclesiastical functions of ancient parishes and the civil administrative functions that had been introduced in these areas beginning in the 16th century. As of the 21st century, some councils, mostly in Northern England , have revived the term. In Scotland , the term is still used for some rural settlements. In parts of the Highlands and Islands , a township is a crofting settlement. In
792-462: The current townships are near Metro Manila, which permits faster access to the capital region by road or rail transport. The former Russian Empire , Soviet Union , and Commonwealth of Independent States states is sometimes used to denote a small semi-urban, sometimes industrial, settlement and used to translate the terms поселок городского типа ( townlet ), посад ( posad ), местечко ( mestechko , from Polish " miasteczko ",
825-819: The east it is bounded by the Karbi Anglong district and the Golaghat district , while on the west it neighbours the Marigaon district . There are several beels , marshy areas and swamps in the district, including the regions of Marikalong, Potakalong, Haribhanga, Jongalbalahu, Samaguri Beel , Gatanga Beel Urigadang and Nawbhanga. These wetlands are former channels of the Kolong and Kopili rivers. Nagaon has been ranked 25th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 3 population under 3 lakhs cities) in India. There
858-550: The famous Independence Day Cup football tournament every year wherein most of the teams of national repute participate. Other sports like cricket, hockey, kabaddi etc. are also played in this stadium, and sports training programs are also held here. Hima Das who is an Indian sprinter and the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track event at the IAAF World U20 Championships was born in Dhing,
891-403: The fourth level of the administrative hierarchy , below counties , districts , and county level cities but above villages and communities, together with ethnic townships , towns and subdistricts . In India , townships are found at the fourth level of the city. In Jersey , township is a redundant term, as the only surviving local government level at present are the 12 parishes of
924-492: The island. In Malaysia , townships are found at the third level of the administrative hierarchy , is a subdivision of a daerah ( district or county ) or autonomous sub-district ( daerah kecil ), while above kampung ( village ) and taman (residential neighbourhood) as defined in the National Land Code , adopted in 1965. In New Zealand , towns and townships no longer exist; all land
957-476: The most renowned are Besides these there are a number of junior colleges that have sprung up in Nagaon. As such many students from the neighboring districts also come to study in these colleges. Some of these are The Assam Homeopathic College is situated in Haibargaon, Nagaon. The institute was established in the year 1968. It is the first homeopathic medical college of the entire North East India. Nagaon
990-496: The natives of the city. Assamese is spoken by 70,039 people, Bengali is spoken by 33,978, Hindi is spoken by 15,926 people and 35,946 speaks others languages. Nagaon is part of the Lok Sabha constituency of Nowgong . Rupak Sarmah of BJP is the current MLA of Nowgong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) . Pradyut Bordoloi of Indian National Congress is the current MP of Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency) . Modern education
1023-403: The term "township" is no longer in official use, but still maintains some meaning, typically used to describe subdivisions of large parishes for administrative purposes. This definition became legally obsolete at the end of the 19th century when local government reform converted many townships that had been subdivisions of ancient parishes into the newer civil parishes , which formally separated
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1056-522: Was first introduced in the district by Christian missionaries , such as Miles Bronson and Nathan Brown in the nineteenth century. Anandaram Dhekial Phukan , a major figure in Assamese literature , spent the better part of his life in Nagaon, and the Assamese intellectual Gunabhiram Barua worked in Nagaon for about two decades. The Nowgong Mission High School, established by Miles Bronson in 1846
1089-458: Was laid by the then chief minister of Assam Mr. Tarun Gogoi in February 2016. The construction work on the same has officially begun from 18 February 2017. On 14 April 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the college and Hospital, along with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati and two other medical colleges. 1. Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya Nagaon
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