Tura

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Tura is a prominent town in the Indian state of Meghalaya, serving as a major administrative, cultural, and economic center in the Garo Hills region.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tura canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeCenterOf West Garo Hills district
climate subtropical
connectedBy road network to Guwahati
country India
demographics predominantly Garo population
economyBasedOn agriculture from surrounding areas
services
trade
governingBody Tura Municipal Board
hasAirportNearby Baljek Airport
hasCommunicationFacility internet services
mobile networks
hasCulturalGroup Garo community
linked to: Garo people
hasEducationalInstitution Don Bosco College Tura
North Eastern Hill University Tura Campus
Tura Government College
hasFestival Wangala festival
hasHealthcareFacility civil hospital
hasJudicialInstitution district and sessions court
hasNearbyAttraction Nokrek National Park
Tura Peak
hasPoliceAdministration district police headquarters
hasReligiousSite Baptist churches
Catholic churches
Hindu temples
is prominent town in Meghalaya
isUrbanCenterFor Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
languageSpoken English
Garo
linked to: Garo people

Hindi
locatedIn Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills

Meghalaya
West Garo Hills district
locatedNear Tura Peak
nearbyProtectedArea Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
nearbyRiver Brahmaputra basin (regional hydrology)
postalCodeType PIN
region Northeast India
role major administrative center in Garo Hills
major cultural center in Garo Hills
major economic center in Garo Hills
state Meghalaya
stateCapitalDistanceFrom Shillong
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode ML

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meghalaya hasCity Tura
Mande hasLanguage Tura
Garo Hills hasMajorTown Tura