Ledo, Assam

Ledo
Ledo, Assam
village
Ledo
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
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  Body Gram panchayat
Elevation 150 m (490 ft)
Languages
  Official Assamese
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN [786182]
ISO 3166 code IN-AS
Vehicle registration AS
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Margherita
Avg. summer temperature 30 °C (86 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 6 °C (43 °F)

Ledo (Assamese: লিডু) is a small town in Tinsukia district, Assam, India. It is the easternmost broad gauge railway station in India. It is the starting point for the Ledo Road, also known as the Stillwell Road during the British Raj. 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 an elevation of 150 metres above Mean Sea Level.[2]

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