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Palamu
Palamu is one of the districts of Jharkhand state, India. The district lies between 23 degree 50’ and 24 degree 8’ north latitude and between 83 degree 55’ and 84 degree 30’ east longitude. It is bordered on the north by river Son, on the east by districts of Chatra and Hazaribagh , on the south by Latehar district and on the east by Chatra district.
The district covers and area of 5043 square Kms and has a population of 1533176.
Daltonganj, situated on Koel river in the district headquarters. The town is named after Colonel Dalton, Commissioner of Chhota Nagpur in 1861.
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