Goalpara

Goalpara, the most westerly district of Assam, on both sides of the Brahmaputra, and bounded on the north by Bhutan, with an area of 3897 sq. m., and (1891) 452,304 inhabitants. Earthquakes are common, and occasionally severe; the climate is regarded by both natives and Europeans as very unhealthy, especially during the rains.—Goalpara Town, on the Brahmaputra, is the only place in the district with over 5000 inhabitants. It has a considerable river trade. Pop. 5700.