Basistha City

Basistha City
State capital city
Flag Coat of arms
Sovereign state	Vishwamitra
State	Basistha
Established	26 June 2020
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Basistha City Development Council
• Mayor	Jemina Hazarika (NPC)
Area
• Water	0 km2 (0 sq mi)  0%
Time zone	UTC+05.30 (UTC)

Basistha City is the state capital of Basistha, Vishwamitra. It is also the only city in the state and ranks sixth in the federal order of precedence of the cities of the nation. The administration of the city is looked after by a mayoral council headed by the Mayor, who is appointed by the Rajyapal of Basistha and serves at their pleasure. The current mayor is Chandan Das who was appointed on 26 July 2020.

History

Basistha City was created on 26 June 2020 under the Cities Re-organization Act of 2020 which was decreed by Rashtradhyaksh Tanishkaa Patranabish. The act also established capital cities in the other states of Vishwamitra.

See also

• Basistha
• State of Vishwamitra
• Administrative divisions of Vishwamitra