Merapani is a town and a

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Golaghat district Golaghat district (Pron:ˌgəʊləˈgɑ:t) is an administrative districts of Assam, district in the state of Assam in India. It attained district status in 1987. The district headquarters are located at Golaghat. The district occupies an area of ...

in the state of

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and

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...

. Half of Merapani lies in the

Wokha Wokha is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the headquarters of Wokha District and is located about 75 km north of the state capital, Kohima. Wokha literally means ''head count'' or ''census'' in the Lotha l ...

district of Nagaland and half lies in Golaghat District of Assam. There is a Border Magistrate Office in Merapani, Wokha. The Nagaland Seed Farm is also in Merapani. The dominant tribe of Merapani are the

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.There are many Gorkhas family living in Merapani. Since 2000s many Bangladeshi illegal immigrants has settled in Merapani thereby changing the whole social structure of the town.http://www.eastern-today.com/entries/assam/merapani-gets-subdivision-nod Politically, Merapani falls under 40th Bhandari Assembly Constituency of Nagaland. In almost all General Elections, Merapani has been the

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town of 40th Bhandari Assembly constituency and has voted for the winning candidate in every Election. Achumbemo Kikon of NPF is present MLA. The nearest Railway station is

Furkating Junction railway station Furkating is the main railway junction in the Golaghat district in the state of Assam in India. It serves Golaghat town which is about 6 km away from here. History The wide metre-gauge railway track earlier laid by Assam Bengal Railway fro ...

. The nearest airport is

Jorhat Airport Jorhat Airport , also known as Rowriah Airport, is a domestic airport serving the cities of Jorhat and Golaghat in Assam, India. It is located at Rowriah, situated south-west from Jorhat and north-east from Golaghat. History It was establi ...

which is 65kms away.

Geography

Merapani is located at .

Notable people

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, Indian Gorkha leader

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Golaghat district Cities and towns in Wokha district