Agartala
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Agartala is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. It lies on the Haora River and is located 2 km from Bangladesh. It has several temples and palaces. The population in 2004 was about 200,000.
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History
Agartala became the new capital of the Royal Tripura Kingdom in the late 19th century after the Tripura kings shifted their capital first from Udaipur to Puran Agartala in the early 19th century and then to the present site of the city.
Neighbourhoods
Agartala city consists of many Para's, which means villages or localities in the local language. Each neighbourhood or Para is usually a municipal ward or division also. The major areas of the city are:
- Krishnanagar
- Banamalipur
- Dhaleshwar
- Ramnagar
- Joynagar
- Abhoynagar
- Arundhutinagar
- Gul Bazaar
- Palace Compound
- Gurkha Basti
These areas are furthur subdivided into residential blocks, such as Banamalipur is divided into North Banamalipur, Madhya Banamlipur, South Banamalipur, etc.
City Government
The Agartala city is managed by the Agartala Municipal Council, AMC, which divides the city into many wards and each ward has a elected ward representative or municipal councillor.
Geography and Climate
The city is situated in a plain along the Haora river, though the city also extends to the low lying hills on its northern parts. Agaratala has a very pleasant climate throughout the year with no extremes of temperature.
Demography and culture
The city mainly consists of Bengali's and Bengali culture and language predominates the city. The main festivals of city such as Durga Puja and Saraswati puja reflect the influence of the culture of the Bengali's.
There is though a growing population of the tribal people in the city.
Economy
The city is the state capital so most of the population is employed in the Goverment and other Government owned enterprises, such as ONGC, BSNL, etc.
There is a wide variety of private enterprises also and the main Business area of the city Gul Bazaar has a huge conglomeration of shops, bazaara, banks, etc.
Transport
The main mode of transport within the city consists of a vivid network of Cycle Rickshaw's, Auto Rickshaw's and Buses.
Also the city has a very modern and magnificient airport on its outskirts which connects it to other cities of India.
Places of Interest
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