Haflong is a town and headquarters of
Dima Hasao district (formerly North Cachar Hills district) in the
state of
Assam in
India. It is the only hill station in Assam.
Etymology
Haflong is a
Dimasa word meaning ''
ant hill
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''.
Climate
Haflong has a
subtropical highland climate (
Köppen climate classification ''Cwb''), falling just short of a
tropical savanna climate (
Köppen climate classification ''Aw''). In May 2022, Haflong witnessed torrential rain fall and recorded the highest up to 451 mm on May 14, 2022 as compared to the maximum 190 mm to 200 mm reported annually.
Demographics
Population
As of 2011
India census, Haflong has a population of 43,756. Males constitute 45% of the population and females 55%. Haflong has an average literacy rate of 92%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 75%. In Haflong, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Languages
Haflong town having a population of 43,756 as of 2011.
is the most common spoken language of the town, followed by
Dimasa, which is written in
Bengali-Assamese script.
is the
lingua franca
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of the town.
Other languages with significant population include
Hmar
Hmar may refer to:
*Hmars or Hmar people
*Hmar language
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,
Zemi,
Kuki,
Hindi and
Assamese
Assamese may refer to:
* Assamese people, a socio-ethnolinguistic identity of north-eastern India
* People of Assam, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious people of Assam
* Assamese language, one of the easternmost Indo-Aryan language ...
.
Politics
Haflong is part of
Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency). It is the headquarter of N.C. Hills Autonomous Council.
References
External links
Dima Hasao Website
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Cities and towns in Dima Hasao district
Dima Hasao district