# Haflong

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Haflong
| other_name         = The White Ant Hills Town
| settlement_type    = Town
| image_skyline      = Synod view point, Haflong.jpg
| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = A bird's eye view of Haflong town from Synod view point (altitude: 593 mt amsl approx).
| nickname           = 
| 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  = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_type2  = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name1  = [Assam](/source/Assam)
| subdivision_name2  = [Dima Hasao](/source/Dima_Hasao)
| established_title  = <!-- Established -->
| 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 name="census">{{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&nbsp;franca
| demographics1_info1 = [Haflong Hindi](/source/Haflong_Hindi)<ref name="Ved Prakash"/>
| demographics1_title2 = Most&nbsp;common
| demographics1_info2 = [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language), [Dimasa](/source/Dimasa_language)<ref name="Ved Prakash" />
| timezone1          = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1        = +5:30
| postal_code_type   = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code        = 788819 & 788820
| area_code          = 03673
| area_code_type     = Telephone code
| iso_code           = [IN-AS](/source/ISO_3166-2%3AIN)
| registration_plate = AS 08-X XXXX
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Haflong'''  is a town and the headquarters of the [Dima Hasao district](/source/Dima_Hasao_district) (formerly North Cachar Hills) of the northeast [Indian state](/source/Indian_state) of [Assam](/source/Assam). It is the only [hill station](/source/hill_station) in the state.<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>

==Etymology==
Haflong is a [Dimasa](/source/Dimasa_language) word meaning ''[ant hill](/source/Ant_colony)''.<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>

==Geography==
Haflong has a [subtropical highland climate](/source/subtropical_highland_climate) ([Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) ''Cwb''), falling just short of a [tropical savanna climate](/source/tropical_savanna_climate) ([Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) ''Aw''). In May 2022, Haflong witnessed torrential rainfall, recording the highest rainfall, up to 451&nbsp;mm on 14 May 2022, as compared to the maximum 190&nbsp;mm to 200&nbsp;mm reported annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assam Floods: Inter-Ministerial Central Team assess damage in Dima Hasao |url=https://www.time8.in/time8-new/2022/05/28/assam-floods-inter-ministerial-central-team-assess-damage-in-dima-hasao/}}</ref>
{{Weather box
| location = Haflong
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| width = 80%
| 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
|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
|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 &amp; humidity, 1971–1990)<ref name= NOAA>{{Cite FTP |url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IN/42410.TXT
  |server = [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](/source/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration)
  |url-status = dead
  |title = Haflong Climate Normals 1971-1990
  |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==
{{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/nada/index.php/catalog/10244/download/13356/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref>
|label1 = [Bengali](/source/Bengali_language)
|value1 = 22.19
|color1 = Yellow
|label2 = [Dimasa](/source/Dimasa_language)
|value2 = 17.95
|color2 = red
|label3 = [Hmar](/source/Hmar_language)
|value3 = 11.25
|color3 = green
|label4 = [Zemi](/source/Zemi_language)
|value4 = 7.83
|color4 = pink 
|label5 = [Kuki](/source/Kuki_language)
|value5 = 6.92 
|color5 = blue
|label6 = [Hindi](/source/Hindi)
|value6 = 6.36
|color6 = teal 
|label7 = [Assamese](/source/Assamese_language)
|value7 = 2.82
|color7 = orange
|label8 = others 
|value8 = 24.68
|color8 = purple}}

===Population===
As of 2011, [India](/source/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. {{Asof|2011}}, Haflong town has a population of 43,756.<ref name="census"/> 
<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 |last1=Vaghaiwalla |first1=R. B. |date=1951 |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 |work=Census Of India |access-date=10 January 2024}}</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===
[Bengali](/source/Bengali_language) is the most spoken language of the town with a population of 9,710, followed by [Dimasa](/source/Dimasa_language) (7,855).<ref name="censuslang"/><ref name="Ved Prakash"/> [Haflong Hindi](/source/Haflong_Hindi) is the [lingua franca](/source/lingua_franca) of the town.<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> Other languages with significant population include [Hmar](/source/Hmar_language) (4,921), [Zemi](/source/Zemi_language) (3,426), [Kuki](/source/Kuki_language) (3,027), [Hindi](/source/Hindi) (2,781) and [Assamese](/source/Assamese_language) (1,236).<ref name="censuslang" />

==Government and politics==
[Haflong](/source/Haflong_(Assembly_constituency)) is part of [Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency)](/source/Autonomous_District_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)). It is the headquarter of Dima Hasao Autonomous Council.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johari |first=Binali |title=North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council |url=http://nchac.in/ |website=North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council |access-date=23 March 2026}}</ref>

== Tourism ==
Haflong is a popular destination for travellers seeking a quieter alternative to larger hill stations. Trekking and nature walks are also popular in the surrounding hills.

Key attractions include:
* Haflong Lake – a scenic lake in the heart of the town
* [Jatinga](/source/Jatinga) – known for the phenomenon of bird behaviour (often described as bird "mystery")
* [Maibang](/source/Maibang) – historical site with ruins linked to the Dimasa kingdom

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Dima Hasao}}
*[http://nchills.gov.in/ Dima Hasao Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003023706/http://nchills.gov.in/ |date=3 October 2019 }}

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Category:Cities and towns in Dima Hasao district
Category:Dima Hasao district

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