Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation (DMC) is the local government in Dibrugarh, Assam, India. It was formed in the year 2024 by upgrading Dibrugarh Municipal Board under The Assam Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act. Dibrugarh Municipal Board was one of the oldest municipalities in North East India, established in 1873. The city since then has become an important nerve center of political, administrative, cultural and commercial activities of a vast region comprising entire eastern Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. It was proposed to be upgraded as Municipal Corporation in October 2021. On 16 September 2022 Assam Legislative Assembly passed The Assam Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill. With this, Silchar &amp; Dibrugarh Municipal Boards have been selected to upgrade into Municipal Corporations. On 7 March 2024 it was formally upgraded as Municipal Corporation followed by Oath taking ceremony on 21 June 2024 thus becoming second city of Assam to have municipal corporation Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation is divided into 22 municipal wards and Dr. Saikat Patra of BJP is the first mayor of DMC.
History.
The British arrived in Assam in 1826 as per Yandaboo Accord and since then they selected Dibrugarh as a centre of Administration as well as business purpose in Upper Assam. In 1842 Dibrugarh was announced as the headquarters of Lakhimpur District. The court was also shifted to Dibrugarh in the same year from Lakhimpur.
Geography.
Dibrugarh is located along 27' 28' N latitude and 94' 35' E longitude. The present municipal area of Dibrugarh is 15.5 km2 and is divided into 22 wards of now dissolved Dibrugarh Municipal Board. Planning going on to expand the city area in phased manner by incorporating the outgrowths, census town and villages of East and West Revenue Circles. 
Proposed Dibrugarh Master Plan area consist of:
a. Present Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation Area = 15.5 sq. km.
b. Two outgrowths (Tekelachiring and Mohpuwalimora)
c Two Census town (AMC area and Niz Mankotta) = 8.53 sq.km.
d. 13 Semi urbanised villages of Dibrugarh East and West Revenue Circle = 23.42 sq.km.
e. 53 villages of Dibrugarh East Revenue Circle
f. 115 villages of Dibrugarh West Revenue Circle
g. 2 villages of Moran Revenue Circle
h. 1 Reserve Forest (Jokai) = 343.56 sq.km.
Total Area = 391 sq.km.
Note: Municipal area to be extended up to 47.45 sq.km at first from existing 15.5 sq.km. covering the
area as shown above from (a) to (d)
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