{{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 | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name1 = Assam | subdivision_name2 = 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<ref name="Ved Prakash"/> | demographics1_title2 = Most&nbsp;common | demographics1_info2 = Bengali, Dimasa<ref name="Ved Prakash" /> | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 788819 & 788820 | area_code = 03673 | area_code_type = Telephone code | iso_code = IN-AS | registration_plate = AS 08-X XXXX | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Haflong''' is a town and the headquarters of the Dima Hasao district (formerly North Cachar Hills) of the northeast Indian state of Assam. It is the only 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 word meaning ''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>

==Geography== Haflong has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cwb''), falling just short of a tropical savanna climate (Köppen 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 |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 |value1 = 22.19 |color1 = Yellow |label2 = Dimasa |value2 = 17.95 |color2 = red |label3 = Hmar |value3 = 11.25 |color3 = green |label4 = Zemi |value4 = 7.83 |color4 = pink |label5 = Kuki |value5 = 6.92 |color5 = blue |label6 = Hindi |value6 = 6.36 |color6 = teal |label7 = Assamese |value7 = 2.82 |color7 = orange |label8 = others |value8 = 24.68 |color8 = purple}}

===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. {{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 is the most spoken language of the town with a population of 9,710, followed by Dimasa (7,855).<ref name="censuslang"/><ref name="Ved Prakash"/> Haflong Hindi is the 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 (4,921), Zemi (3,426), Kuki (3,027), Hindi (2,781) and Assamese (1,236).<ref name="censuslang" />

==Government and politics== Haflong is part of 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 – known for the phenomenon of bird behaviour (often described as bird "mystery") * 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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