Shillong

Summary

Shillong is a city^[1]. Shillong ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (668 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shillong is located in East Khasi Hills district^[3].
• Shillong is in the country of India^[4].
• Shillong's image is recorded as Shillong.jpg^[5].
• Shillong's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Shillong's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 153610627^[7].
• Shillong's GND ID is recorded as 4329360-8^[8].
• Shillong's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81003906^[9].
• Shillong's postal code is recorded as 793001^[10].
• Shillong's Commons category is recorded as Shillong^[11].
• Shillong's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[12].
• Shillong's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-শিলং.wav^[13].
• Shillong's local dialing code is recorded as 364^[14].
• Shillong's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.574444444444, 'lon': 91.878888888889}^[15].
• Shillong's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cj6c^[16].
• Shillong's official website is recorded as http://eastkhasihills.gov.in/^[17].
• Shillong's IPA transcription is recorded as ʃɪˈlɔːŋ^[18].
• Shillong's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shillong^[19].
• Shillong's page banner is recorded as Shillong Banner.jpg^[20].
• Shillong's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as e720d010-4f42-4eab-8007-776a590cae48^[21].
• Shillong's population is recorded as {'amount': '+143229'}^[22].
• Shillong's WOEID is recorded as 2294854^[23].
• Shillong's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0062494^[24].
• Shillong's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Shillong's capital of is recorded as Meghalaya^[26].
• Shillong's capital of is recorded as East Khasi Hills district^[27].

Body

Geography

Shillong is in the country of India^[4]. Shillong is located in East Khasi Hills district^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shillong's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+64.36'}^[28]. Shillong's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1525'}^[29]. Shillong's population is recorded as {'amount': '+143229'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Shillong's instance of is recorded as city^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shillong include Shillong Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in India^[32].

Why It Matters

Shillong ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (668 views/month).^[2] Shillong has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Shillong is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Shillong include Shillong Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in India^[32].