Gumla District
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Gumla district is one of the twenty-two districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Gumla town is the administrative headquarters of this district.
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[edit] Etymology
For centuries, the place was a meeting center for people from the hinterland who flocked here to exchange goods using the barter system, and the place was called Gaw-Mela. Gumla is believed to derive its name from Gaw-Mela, which consists of two words of Hindi (also used in several local dialects), namely, Gaw (cows and the cattle) and Mela, that is, a fair. The place became known as Gaw-mela, and then the word transformed itself into Gumla.
[edit] History
Gumla district was formed on 18th May 1983 by carving out of certain areas of Ranchi district of the-then Bihar state. Gumla is considered to be the birth place of Hindu God Hanuman and a temple few kilometers away from the city off the Gumla-Ghaghra road is dedicated to him and his mother. The district contains mountains named Risyamook mountains mentioned in the Ramayana.
[edit] Economy
Gumla district has rich natural and mineral resources.
[edit] Flora and fauna
It is home to a variety of flora and fauna.
[edit] Culture
The best school of Gumla is saraswati shishu/vidya mandir.Gumla has a rich aadiwasi culture and is colourful with the shades of nature."Chhotanagpur ki raani" netarhaat,a hill station is located in this district.
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| Districts of Jharkand, India |
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| Bokaro • Chatra • Deoghar • Dhanbad • Dumka • East Singhbhum • Garhwa • Giridih • Godda • Gumla • Hazaribagh • Jamtara • Koderma • Latehar • Lohardaga • Pakur • Palamu • Ranchi • Sahebganj • Seraikela Kharsawan • Simdega • West Singhbhum |
