Shillong
Sign in to saveShillong (, ) is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, India. It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the 330th most populous city in India with a population of 143,229 according to the 2011 census. It is said that the rolling hills around the town reminded the British of Scotland. Hence, they would refer to it as the "Scotland of the East".
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Shillong is the capital city of Meghalaya, a state in India, and serves as the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. The city is known for its scenic rolling hills, which reminded British colonizers of Scotland, earning it the nickname "Scotland of the East," and it is home to approximately 143,000 people according to the 2011 census.
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- Locality
- Shillong
- Region
- Meghalaya
- Country
- India
- Population
- 143,229
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Shillong (, ) is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, India. It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the 330th most populous city in India with a population of 143,229 according to the 2011 census. It is said that the rolling hills around the town reminded the British of Scotland. Hence, they would refer to it as the "Scotland of the East".
Shillong has steadily grown in size since it was made the civil station of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills in 1864 by the British. In 1874, on the formation of Assam as the Chief Commissioner's Province, Shillong was chosen as the headquarters of the new administration because of its convenient location between the Brahmaputra and Surma valleys, and more so because the climate of Shillong was much cooler than that of tropical India. Shillong remained the capital of undivided Assam until the creation of the new state of Meghalaya on 21 January 1972, when Shillong became the capital of Meghalaya, and Assam moved its capital to Dispur in Guwahati.