Meghalaya
Indian state
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Summary
Meghalaya is a state of India[1]. Meghalaya draws 9,451 Wikipedia views per month (state of india category, ranking #21 of 44).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: India[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Head of government: Conrad Sangma[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Head of state: Tathagata Roy[7]
- Capital: Shillong[8]
- Official language: English[9], Garo[10], Khasi[11]
- Shares border with: Assam[12], Sylhet Division[13]
- Named after: cloud[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: South Garo Hills district[15], West Garo Hills district[16], East Garo Hills district[17], West Khasi Hills district[18], East Khasi Hills district[19], Ri-Bhoi district[20], North Garo Hills district[21], South West Garo Hills district[22], South West Khasi Hills district[23], West Jaintia Hills district[24], East Jaintia Hills district[25]
- Legislative body: Meghalaya Legislative Assembly[26]
- Commons category: Meghalaya[27]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[28]
- Inception: January 21, 1972[29]
- Official website: http://meghalaya.gov.in/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Meghalaya[31]
- Human Development Index: 0.585[32]
- Population: 3,211,000[33], 2,966,889[34]
- Office held by head of government: Chief Minister of Meghalaya[35]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[36]
- Official name: মেঘালয়[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Meghalaya[38]
- Female population: 1,475,057[39]
- Male population: 1,491,832[40]
- Native label: মেঘালয়[41]
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Physical Characteristics
Meghalaya covers an area of 22,429 km²[42].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Meghalaya include Meghalayan[43], a stage[44].
Why It Matters
Meghalaya has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Meghalaya is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for Meghalaya include Meghalayan[43], a stage[44].