Dibrugarh is the headquarter of Dibrugarh District, Assam, India. The city of Dibrugarh is situated on the banks of the River Brahmaputra, in the easternmost part of Assam. It is the gateway to the three tea producing districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, and Jorhat. These three areas account for approximately 50% of India's Assam tea crop and this gives Dibrugarh its rightly earned sobriquet as the 'Tea City of India'. Oil and Timber are the other two big industries in and around Dibrugarh. It is the educational hub of upper Assam. With Dibrugarh University, Assam Medical College and numerous other institutes of repute, it is a major contributor to the education infrastructure in Assam.