Sonitpur district covers the total geographical area of 5324 sq. km. and is located on the north bank of river Brahmaputra. The district is bounded by Arunachal Pradesh on the north, the districts of Jorhat, Nagaon, Morigaon, and Golaghat on the South, Darrang District on the West, and Lakhimpur District on the East. The District is geographically located between 26° 30'North and 27° 01'North latitude and between 92° 16'East and 93° 43'East longitude.

As per 2001 Census, the total population of Sonitpur District is 16,77,874, comprising of 8,64,125 males and 8,13,749 females. Sonitpur ranks the second in Assam in terms of area after Karbi Anglong district, while the third most populous state of Assam after Kamrup and Nagaon districts. Assamese language is spoken by the majority of the people and other languages that are also spoken in the region are Bodo, Nepali, Bengali and Hindi. Many rivers like Pachnai, Ghiladhari, Belsiri, Kharoi, Balijan, Morno, Gabharu etc. that originate from Himalayan foothills flow through the various sub divisions of the district. Tezpur is district head quarters of Sonitpur district.

Sonitpur district with its natural beauty and ancient monuments has wide scope in tourism industry. One of the important destinations of the district is Tezpur. Popular tourist places in Tezpur Town are:

Agnigarh
Trimurty Udyan
Padum Pukhuri
Chitralekha Udyan (Cole Park)
District Museum at Dak Bungalow
Ouguri hill
Bamuni Hills
Haleswar
Da Parbatia
Mahabhairab Temple
Rudrapada Temple
The Hazara Pukhuri

Last Updated on 10 January 2011