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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Haflong
| other_name = The White Ant Hills Town
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname = Switzerland of the East
| image_map =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India#Asia
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|25.169|N|93.016|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dima Hasao]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Haflong Municipal Board
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 12.79
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 966.216
| population_total = 43756
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Haflong City Population Census 2011 - Assam|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801611-haflong-assam.html|website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Lingua franca
| demographics1_info1 = [[Haflong Hindi]]<ref name="Ved Prakash"/>
| demographics1_title2 = Medium of instruction
| demographics1_info2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Indian English|English]]<ref name="Ved Prakash"/>
| demographics1_title3 = Most common
| demographics1_info3 = [[Dimasa language|Dimasa]]<ref name="Ved Prakash"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 788819 & 788820
| area_code = 03673
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-AS]]
| registration_plate = AS 08-X XXXX
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Haflong''' is a town and headquarters of [[Dima Hasao district]] (formerly North Cachar Hills district) in the [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Assam]] in [[India]]. It is the only hill station in Assam.<ref>[http://www.india-north-east.com/2011/02/haflong-assam-hill-station.html Haflong - Assam's Hill Station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115113/http://www.india-north-east.com/2011/02/haflong-assam-hill-station.html |date=26 August 2014 }}, ''India-north-east.com''</ref> {{Dubious|date=September 2021}}

==Etymology==
Haflong is a [[Dimasa language|Dimasa]] word meaning ''[[Ant colony|ant hill]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The tourist destinations of magi|url=http://diprnchills.gov.in/travel_guide.htm|website=diprnchills.gov.in|access-date=2 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826134843/http://diprnchills.gov.in/travel_guide.htm|archive-date=26 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Climate==
Haflong has a [[subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cwb''), falling just short of a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Aw'').

{{Weather box
| location = Haflong
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| temperature colour = pastel
|Jan record high C = 28.8
|Feb record high C = 25.2
|Mar record high C = 28.4
|Apr record high C = 29.0
|May record high C = 20.0
|Jun record high C = 28.3
|Jul record high C = 26.5
|Aug record high C = 28.2
|Sep record high C = 25.8
|Oct record high C = 24.3
|Nov record high C = 26.0
|Dec record high C = 18.1
| Jan high C = 19.6
| Feb high C = 20.2
| Mar high C = 21.0
| Apr high C = 22.2
| May high C = 22.2
| Jun high C = 25.7
| Jul high C = 24.9
| Aug high C = 23.2
| Sep high C = 22.7
| Oct high C = 22.3
| Nov high C = 21.6
| Dec high C = 20.7
| Jan low C = 8.3
| Feb low C = 12.0
| Mar low C = 15.9
| Apr low C = 20.0
| May low C = 22.7
| Jun low C = 20.9
| Jul low C = 20.6
| Aug low C = 20.6
| Sep low C = 21.7
| Oct low C = 21.9
| Nov low C = 16.7
| Dec low C = 11.8
| year low C =
|Jan record low C = 3.7
|Feb record low C = 4.1
|Mar record low C = 6.3
|Apr record low C = 12.0
|May record low C = 13.2
|Jun record low C = 15.4
|Jul record low C = 18.4
|Aug record low C = 18.1
|Sep record low C = 15.7
|Oct record low C = 10.6
|Nov record low C = 8.3
|Dec record low C = 5.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 11.9
| Feb rain mm = 18.3
| Mar rain mm = 55.8
| Apr rain mm = 147.9
| May rain mm = 244.2
| Jun rain mm = 316.4
| Jul rain mm = 345.4
| Aug rain mm = 264.3
| Sep rain mm = 185.9
| Oct rain mm = 91.2
| Nov rain mm = 18.7
| Dec rain mm = 7.1
| year rain mm = 0
|Jan rain days= 1.8
|Feb rain days= 2.9
|Mar rain days= 5.8
|Apr rain days= 13.1
|May rain days= 17.0
|Jun rain days= 19.6
|Jul rain days= 22.3
|Aug rain days= 18.5
|Sep rain days= 15.2
|Oct rain days= 7.4
|Nov rain days= 2.8
|Dec rain days= 1.3
|Jan sun = 106.3
|Feb sun = 174.7
|Mar sun = 180.1
|Apr sun = 181.0
|May sun = 152.2
|Jun sun = 102.0
|Jul sun = 104.0
|Aug sun = 121.2
|Sep sun = 98.0
|Oct sun = 104.6
|Nov sun = 131.0
|Dec sun = 132.5
|Jan humidity = 69
|Feb humidity = 55
|Mar humidity = 47
|Apr humidity = 48
|May humidity = 55
|Jun humidity = 51
|Jul humidity = 53
|Aug humidity = 52
|Sep humidity = 53
|Oct humidity = 52
|Nov humidity = 52
|Dec humidity = 52
| source 1 = World Meteorological Organization.<ref name="WMO">[http://worldweather.wmo.int/066/c00529.htm World Weather Information Service-Guwahati], World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 24 July 2012.</ref> NOAA (extremes & humidity, 1971–1990)<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
|url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IN/42410.TXT
|title = Haflong Climate Normals 1971-1990
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|access-date = 22 December 2012}}</ref>
| source 2 = Hong Kong Observatory.<ref name="HKO">[http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/india/haflong_e.htm Climatological Information for Haflong, India]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 24 July 2013.</ref>
| date = November 2013}}

==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.
<div style="width:70%;">
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ bgcolor = #efefef colspan=8 align="center" | '''Population changes'''
|-
| align="center" | '''Year'''
! 1951
! 1991
! 2001
! 2011
|-
| align="center" | '''Population'''
| 2,168<ref name="1951Census">{{Cite web |url=http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/37940 |title=Census of India, 1951. Vol. X: Assam, Manipur and Tripura. Part I-A: Report}}</ref>
| 26,191<ref name="citypop">{{Cite web |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-assam.php |title=Assam (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref>
| 36,302<ref name="citypop"/>
| 43,756<ref name="citypop"/>
|}</div>

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|Thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Haflong town (2011)<ref name="censuslang">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Haflong |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value1 = 28.5
|color1 = Yellow
|label2 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|value2 = 3.33
|color2 = red
|label3 = [[Hindi]]
|value3 = 10.87
|color3 = orange
|label4 = others
|value4 = 57.3
|color4 = purple}}

Haflong town having a population of 43,756 as of 2011. [[Dimasa language|Dimasa]], written in [[Bengali alphabet|Bengali script]], is the most commonly spoken local language.<ref name="Ved Prakash"/> [[Bengali language|Bengali]] is spoken by 12472 people, [[Assamese language|Assamese]] is spoken by 1,461 people, [[Indian English|English]] language are used as the medium of instruction. [[Haflong Hindi]] is the [[lingua franca]] of the town spoken by 4,757 people.<ref name="Ved Prakash">{{cite book |author=Col. Ved Prakash|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India |date=2007 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist |isbn=9788126907045 |pages=574–575 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AWL1pa8TUFYC&q=haflong+hindi |access-date=27 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Politics==
[[Haflong (Assembly constituency)|Haflong]] is part of [[Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. It is the headquarter of N.C. Hills Autonomous Council.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Dima Hasao}}
*[http://nchills.gov.in/ Dima Hasao Website]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Dima Hasao district]]
[[Category:Dima Hasao district]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Assam]]

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Kamal Guha at 13:44, 30 January 2024