Artukekang is a place situated in
Dongkamukam town,
in
West Karbi Anglong district
The West Karbi Anglong district is an District, administrative unit in the India, Indian state of Assam. It is a List of districts of Assam, relatively new district formed out of the existing Karbi Anglong district in 2016. The administrative h ...
of
Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
, India.
Etymology
''Artukekang'' comes from the Karbi words, which is a portmanteau of two
Karbi word ''Artu'' and ''Kekang'', meaning ''Forest covered'' and "of sacred place" respectively.
Location
* Latitude: 25.93826778
* Longitude: 92.93826778
* Sea level: 76 m
Institutions and schools
* Artukekang English High School
Ponds and lakes
* Ronghem Alank tenk
* Pahok hem alank tenk
Playground
* Artukekang Playground
Cafe
* Engti's Cafe
Parks and gardens
* Ove-Nokjir abiri, N.D garden
References
Villages in West Karbi Anglong district
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