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	'''Meghalaya''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˌ\|m\|eɪ\|g\|ə\|ˈ\|l\|eɪ\|ə}},<ref>{{MW\|Meghalaya}}</ref> or {{IPAc-en\|m\|eɪ\|ˈ\|g\|ɑː\|l\|ə\|j\|ə}},<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Meghalaya\|title=Definition of Meghalaya in English from the Oxford Dictionaries\|work=[[Oxford Dictionaries (website)\|Oxford Dictionaries]]\|access-date=1 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101655/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Meghalaya\|archive-date=2 April 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref> meaning "abode of clouds"; from [[Sanskrit]] {{lang\|sa-Latn\|megha}}, "cloud" + {{lang\|sa-Latn\|ā-laya}}, "abode") is a [[states and union territories of India\|state]] in [[~~northeast~~ India]]. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of [[Assam]]: (a) the United [[Khasi Hills]] and [[Jaintia Hills]] and (b) the [[Garo Hills]].<ref name="meghis">[http://megassembly.gov.in/origin_and_growth.htm History of Meghalaya State] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924232301/http://megassembly.gov.in/origin_and_growth.htm\|date=24 September 2013}} Government of India</ref> The population of Meghalaya as of 2014 is estimated to be 3,211,474.<ref>{{cite web\|date=10 March 2014\|title=Fact sheet on meghalaya\|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2014/mar/d2014031002.pdf\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024544/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2014/mar/d2014031002.pdf\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref> Meghalaya covers an area of approximately 22,429 square kilometres, with a length-to-breadth ratio of about 3:1.<ref name="ibef">[http://www.ibef.org/download/Meghalaya-110313.pdf Meghalaya] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903215532/http://www.ibef.org/download/Meghalaya-110313.pdf\|date=3 September 2013}} IBEF, India (2013)</ref>		'''Meghalaya''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˌ\|m\|eɪ\|g\|ə\|ˈ\|l\|eɪ\|ə}},<ref>{{MW\|Meghalaya}}</ref> or {{IPAc-en\|m\|eɪ\|ˈ\|g\|ɑː\|l\|ə\|j\|ə}},<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Meghalaya\|title=Definition of Meghalaya in English from the Oxford Dictionaries\|work=[[Oxford Dictionaries (website)\|Oxford Dictionaries]]\|access-date=1 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101655/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Meghalaya\|archive-date=2 April 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref> meaning "abode of clouds"; from [[Sanskrit]] {{lang\|sa-Latn\|megha}}, "cloud" + {{lang\|sa-Latn\|ā-laya}}, "abode") is a landlocked [[states and union territories of India\|state]] in [[Northeast India]]. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of [[Assam]]: (a) the United [[Khasi Hills]] and [[Jaintia Hills]] and (b) the [[Garo Hills]].<ref name="meghis">[http://megassembly.gov.in/origin_and_growth.htm History of Meghalaya State] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924232301/http://megassembly.gov.in/origin_and_growth.htm\|date=24 September 2013}} Government of India</ref> The population of Meghalaya as of 2014 is estimated to be 3,211,474.<ref>{{cite web\|date=10 March 2014\|title=Fact sheet on meghalaya\|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2014/mar/d2014031002.pdf\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024544/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2014/mar/d2014031002.pdf\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref> Meghalaya covers an area of approximately 22,429 square kilometres, with a length-to-breadth ratio of about 3:1.<ref name="ibef">[http://www.ibef.org/download/Meghalaya-110313.pdf Meghalaya] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903215532/http://www.ibef.org/download/Meghalaya-110313.pdf\|date=3 September 2013}} IBEF, India (2013)</ref>

	The state is bound to the south by the [[Bangladesh]]i divisions of [[Mymensingh Division\|Mymensingh]] and [[Sylhet Division\|Sylhet]], to the west by the Bangladeshi division of [[Rangpur Division\|Rangpur]], and to the north and east by India's [[State of Assam]]. The capital of Meghalaya is [[Shillong]]. During the [[British Raj\|British rule of India]], the British imperial authorities nicknamed it the "Scotland of the East".<ref name=akrl>Arnold P. Kaminsky and Roger D. Long (2011), ''India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic'', {{ISBN\|978-0313374623}}, pp. 455–459</ref> English is the official language of Meghalaya. Unlike many Indian states, Meghalaya has historically [[Matrilineal society of Meghalaya\|followed a matrilineal system]] where the lineage and inheritance are traced through women; the youngest daughter inherits all wealth and she also takes care of her parents.<ref name=akrl/>		The state is bound to the south by the [[Bangladesh]]i divisions of [[Mymensingh Division\|Mymensingh]] and [[Sylhet Division\|Sylhet]], to the west by the Bangladeshi division of [[Rangpur Division\|Rangpur]], and to the north and east by India's [[State of Assam]]. The capital of Meghalaya is [[Shillong]]. During the [[British Raj\|British rule of India]], the British imperial authorities nicknamed it the "Scotland of the East".<ref name=akrl>Arnold P. Kaminsky and Roger D. Long (2011), ''India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic'', {{ISBN\|978-0313374623}}, pp. 455–459</ref> English is the official language of Meghalaya. Unlike many Indian states, Meghalaya has historically [[Matrilineal society of Meghalaya\|followed a matrilineal system]] where the lineage and inheritance are traced through women; the youngest daughter inherits all wealth and she also takes care of her parents.<ref name=akrl/>

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	'''Meghalaya''' ({{lang-bn\|মেঘালায়া, ভারত}}) is a state within the [[Republic of India]]. Occupying an area of 8,660 [[square mile\|mi²]] (22,429 [[km²]]),<ref name="glance">{{cite web \|url=http://meghalaya.nic.in/intro/glance.htm \|title=At a Glance, Meghalaya \|publisher=Meghalaya.nic.in \|accessdate=2011-11-01 \|archive-date=2011-10-31 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031051738/http://meghalaya.nic.in/intro/glance.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref> bigger than the [[Israel\|State of Israel]] but smaller than [[Belize]].<ref>{{cite book\| author = Federal Research Division\| title = Israel: A Country Study\| url = https://books.google.com/?id=Vh3qJ8O73VIC&pg=PA8\| year = 2004\| publisher = Kessinger Publishing\| isbn = 978-1-4191-2689-5\| page = 8 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Belize.html \|title=Belize - Location and size, Population, Industry, Mining, Manufacturing, Construction, Services \|publisher=Nationsencyclopedia.com \|date=2011-02-07 \|accessdate=2011-11-01}}</ref> It is derived from [[Sanscrit]] meaning "abode of clouds", megha which means "cloud" + ā-laya, "abode".<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/meghalaya-the-abode-of-clouds/story-TEZv37DfEub6C18HhTDd5I.html</ref> Its capital is [[Shillong]].<ref name="glance" /> Meghalaya's population is 2,318,822.<ref name="glance" /> The population of Shillong was 314,610 in 2001. There are problems in Meghalaya arise from the divide between tribals and non tribal settlers, identity issues and growing corruption besides the fear of being reduced to minority by native tribals. The activity status is classified as active. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the [[North-east India]]n zone.		'''Meghalaya''' ({{lang-bn\|মেঘালায়া, ভারত}}) is a state within the [[Republic of India]]. Occupying an area of 8,660 [[square mile\|mi²]] (22,429 [[km²]]),<ref name="glance">{{cite web \|url=http://meghalaya.nic.in/intro/glance.htm \|title=At a Glance, Meghalaya \|publisher=Meghalaya.nic.in \|accessdate=2011-11-01 \|archive-date=2011-10-31 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031051738/http://meghalaya.nic.in/intro/glance.htm \|url-status=dead }}</ref> bigger than the [[Israel\|State of Israel]] but smaller than [[Belize]].<ref>{{cite book\| author = Federal Research Division\| title = Israel: A Country Study\| url = https://books.google.com/?id=Vh3qJ8O73VIC&pg=PA8\| year = 2004\| publisher = Kessinger Publishing\| isbn = 978-1-4191-2689-5\| page = 8 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Belize.html \|title=Belize - Location and size, Population, Industry, Mining, Manufacturing, Construction, Services \|publisher=Nationsencyclopedia.com \|date=2011-02-07 \|accessdate=2011-11-01}}</ref> It is derived from [[Sanscrit]] meaning "abode of clouds", megha which means "cloud" + ā-laya, "abode".<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/meghalaya-the-abode-of-clouds/story-TEZv37DfEub6C18HhTDd5I.html</ref> Its capital is [[Shillong]].<ref name="glance" /> Meghalaya's population is 2,318,822.<ref name="glance" /> The population of Shillong was 314,610 in 2001. There are problems in Meghalaya arise from the divide between tribals and non tribal settlers, identity issues and growing corruption besides the fear of being reduced to minority by native tribals. The activity status is classified as active. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the [[North-east India]]n zone.