Williamnagar

 town, district headquarter

Williamnagar town is the headquarters of the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, one of the states of North-Eastern India. It is named after Captain Williamson A. Sangma, the first Chief Minister of the State of Meghalaya and one of the founding father of the state . The township was planned around the erstwhile village of Simsanggre, on the vast plainlands along the bank of the River Simsang, in 1976 after the Garo Hills district of yesteryear was re-organised to carve out a new district called East Garo Hills District.
The place is famous for Pa Togan Nengminza who gave a stiff resistance to the British invaders. His memorial stands still in Chisobibra, about 12 kms from the town and stands beautiful by the famous Simsang River.

eastgarohills.gov.in/