Meghalaya
State in northeastern India
Summary
Meghalaya is a state in northeast India, with Shillong as its capital city. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: the united Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills, and the Garo Hills. The estimated population of Meghalaya in 2014 was 3,211,474. Meghalaya covers an area of approximately 22,429 square kilometres, with a length-to-breadth ratio of about 3:1. The state is bound to the south by the Bangladeshi divisions of Mymensingh and Sylhet, to the west by the Bangladeshi division of Rangpur, and to the north and east by India's Assam.
Originally created by Stan Shebs
9/24/2003, 5:51:40 AM
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5/29/2026, 12:14:44 AM
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Do not remove longstanding content without consensus in the talk page. Secondly, we use [[WP:COMMONNAME]] in WIkipedia which is Cherrapunji, not Sohra. Maintain it. Third, Pnar is considered a distinct language within Khasic branch related to Khasi. Calling it a dialect of 'Khasi' based on a single research would need consensus in the respective language article first
updated the language spoken in the state as well as the local name of Cherrapunji . Remove irrelevant information and added it to a new wiki
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