Haflong The White Ant Hills Town | |
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Town | |
 A bird's eye view of Haflong town from Synod view point (altitude: 593 mt amsl approx). | |
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| Coordinates:25°10′08″N93°00′58″E / 25.169°N 93.016°E /25.169; 93.016 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Dima Hasao |
| Government | |
| • Body | Haflong Municipal Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.79 km2 (4.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 966.216 m (3,170.000 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 43,756 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Lingua franca | Haflong Hindi[2] |
| • Medium of instruction | Assamese,Bengali,English[2] |
| • Most common | Bengali,Dimasa[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 788819 & 788820 |
| Telephone code | 03673 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AS |
| Vehicle registration | AS 08-X XXXX |
Haflong is a town and headquarters ofDima Hasao district (formerly North Cachar Hills) in thestate ofAssam inIndia. It is the onlyhill station in Assam.[3]
Haflong is aDimasa word meaningant hill.[4]
Haflong has asubtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classificationCwb), falling just short of atropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classificationAw). In May 2022, Haflong witnessed torrential rainfall, recording the highest rainfall, up to 451 mm on 14 May 2022, as compared to the maximum 190 mm to 200 mm reported annually.[5]
| Climate data for Haflong | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) | 25.2 (77.4) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 29.0 (84.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.6 (70.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.2 (72.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.6 (69.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.8 (64.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 5.0 (41.0) | 3.7 (38.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 11.9 (0.47) | 18.3 (0.72) | 55.8 (2.20) | 147.9 (5.82) | 244.2 (9.61) | 316.4 (12.46) | 345.4 (13.60) | 264.3 (10.41) | 185.9 (7.32) | 91.2 (3.59) | 18.7 (0.74) | 7.1 (0.28) | 1,707.1 (67.22) |
| Average rainy days | 1.8 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 13.1 | 17.0 | 19.6 | 22.3 | 18.5 | 15.2 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 127.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 69 | 55 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 106.3 | 174.7 | 180.1 | 181.0 | 152.2 | 102.0 | 104.0 | 121.2 | 98.0 | 104.6 | 131.0 | 132.5 | 1,587.6 |
| Source 1: World Meteorological Organization.[6] NOAA (extremes & humidity, 1971–1990)[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Hong Kong Observatory.[8] | |||||||||||||
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. As of 2011[update], Haflong town has a population of 43,756.[1]
Bengali is the most spoken language of the town with a population of 9,710, followed byDimasa (7,855).[9][2]Haflong Hindi is thelingua franca of the town.[2] Other languages with significant population includeHmar (4,921),Zemi (3,426),Kuki (3,027),Hindi (2,781) andAssamese (1,236).[9]
Haflong is part ofAutonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency). It is the headquarter of Dima Hasao Autonomous Council.[citation needed]
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