Ledo, Assam

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Ledo
Ledo, Assam
village
Ledo
Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 27°18′0″N 95°44′0″E / 27.30000°N 95.73333°E / 27.30000; 95.73333Coordinates: 27°18′0″N 95°44′0″E / 27.30000°N 95.73333°E / 27.30000; 95.73333
Country  India
State Assam
District Tinsukia
Elevation 150 m (490 ft)
Languages
  Official Assamese
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN [786182]
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Margherita
Avg. summer temperature 30 °C (86 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 6 °C (43 °F)

Ledo is a small town in the Tinsukia district, Assam, India.It is the eastern most broadgauge railway station in India. It is the starting point for the Ledo Road, also known as the Stillwell Road in the British era and the Second World War. This road was used by the Americans and British as a military supply route to China through Burma (Myanmar) (NH 38 and the NH 153).[1]

Geography

It is located at at an elevation of 150 m above MSL.[2]

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