Dibrugarh district is located between 27° 5' 38'' North to 27° 42' 30'' North latitude and 94° 33' 46'' East to 95° 29'8'' East longitude. It is surrounded on the Southeast by Tirap district of Arunachal district, on the North by Dhemaji district, on the East by Tinsukia district, and on the North and Southwest by the Sibsagar district. The district covers a geographical area of 3381 sq. km. Some of the rivers flowing through the region are Brahamputra, Burhi Dihing, Digboi, Tipling, Deherang, Sessa, Telpani, Tingrai, Tipam and Disam. As per 2001 the total population has been recorded as 185072 out of which 613555 are males and 571517 female. The district headquarter is Dibrugarh, which deduced its name from Dibarumukh.

The district of Dibrugarh has only one sub-division and seven revenue circles and seven development blocks.
The 7 revenue circles of Dibrugarh district are:

Tingkhong Revenue Circle
Dibrugarh West Revenue Circle
Chabua Revenue Circle
Moran Revenue Circle
Tengakhat Revenue Circle.
Naharkatiya Revenue Circle
Dibrugarh East Revenue Circle

The seven development blocks of Dibrugarh district are:

Tengakhat Development Block
Barbaruah Development Block
Tingkhong Development Block
Lahowal Development Block
Panitola Development Block
Khowang Development Block
Joypur Development Block

Dibrugarh district is one of the most industrialized regions of Assam. The major industries of Dibrugarh district are Oil and Tea. Oil India Limited has its headquarters at Duliajan, located 50 Km from Dibrugarh town. Some of the other industries established in the district are the Fertiliser Corporation of India and Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited at Namrup and the Assam Gas Company at Duliajan, North Eastern Electical Power Corporation (NEEPCO) near Duliajan.

Last Updated on 10 January 2011