Meghalaya
Meghalaya | |
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Fuirmation | 21 Januar 1972† |
Caipital | Shillong |
Lairgest ceety | Shillong |
Destricts | 11 |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Banwarilal Purohit |
• Chief Meenister | Mukul Sangma (INC) |
• Legislatur | Unicameral (60 seats) |
• Pairliamentar constituency | Rajya Sabha 1 Lok Sabha 2 |
• Heich Court | Meghalaya Heich Court |
Area | |
• Total | 22429 km2 (8,660 sq mi) |
Area rank | 23rd |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 3,211,000 |
• Rank | 23rd[1] |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-ML |
HDI | ![]() |
HDI rank | 19t (2005) |
Leeteracy | 75.84% (24t)[1] |
Offeecial leid | Inglis,[2] Khasi, Garo |
Website | meghalaya.gov.in |
† It receivit the status o a full-fledgit State in 1971 bi the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971 |
Meghalaya (/meɪɡˈɑːləjə/[3] or US /ˌmeɪɡəˈleɪə/;[4] /meːɡʱaːləj(ə)/[citation needit]) is a state in northeast Indie. The name means "the abode o cloods" in Sanskrit. The population o Meghalaya as o 2016 is estimatit tae be 3,211,474.[5] Meghalaya covers a aurie o approximately 22,430 square kilometers, wi a lenth tae breadth ratio o aboot 3:1.[6]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ a b "List of states with Population, Sex Ratio and Literacy Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 122–126. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 13 Mey 2012. Retrieved 16 Februar 2012.
- ↑ "Definition of Meghalaya in English from the Oxford Dictionary". Oxford Dictionary. Archived frae the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved April 2015. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ Define Meghalaya at Dictionary.com
- ↑ "Fact sheet on meghalaya" (PDF). 10 Mairch 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ Meghalaya IBEF, India (2013)
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Meghalaya. |
- Offeecial wabsteid
- Tourism of Meghalaya Archived 2018-05-20 at the Wayback Machine (Official)
- Meghalaya at Curlie
[[voy:Meghalaya#Script error: The function "pageId" does not exist.|Meghalaya]] travel guide frae Wikivoyage
- "Places to Visit in Meghalaya", Tripoto, archived frae the original on 20 December 2016, retrieved 2 November 2014
- Strangler fig trees made into "living bridges" in Meghalaya