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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}
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'''East Khasi Hills''' is an administrative [[district]] in the state of [[Meghalaya]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Shillong]].  The district occupies an [[area]] of 2752&nbsp;km² and has a [[population]] of 825,922 (as of 2011). As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Meghalaya's [[Districts of Meghalaya|seven districts]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>
'''East Khasi Hills''' is an administrative [[district]] in the state of [[Meghalaya]] in [[India]]. The district headquarters are located at [[Shillong]].  The district occupies an [[area]] of 2752&nbsp;km² and has a [[population]] of 825,922 (as of 2011). As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Meghalaya's [[Districts of Meghalaya| 12 districts]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>


== History==
== History==
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The climate of the district ranges from temperate in the plateau region to the warmer tropical and sub-tropical pockets on the Northern and Southern regions. The whole of the district is influenced by the south-west monsoon which begins generally from May and continues till September.  The weather is humid for the major portion of the year except for the relatively dry spell usually between December and March.
The climate of the district ranges from temperate in the plateau region to the warmer tropical and sub-tropical pockets on the Northern and Southern regions. The whole of the district is influenced by the south-west monsoon which begins generally from May and continues till September.  The weather is humid for the major portion of the year except for the relatively dry spell usually between December and March.


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|Jul high F = 75
|Aug high F = 77
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|Oct high F = 63
|Nov high F = 48
|Dec high F = 43
 
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|Feb low F = 36
|Mar low F = 54
|Apr low F = 59
|May low F = 61
|Jun low F = 64
|Jul low F = 66
|Aug low F = 64
|Sep low F = 64
|Oct low F = 49
|Nov low F = 32
|Dec low F = 26
 
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|Apr rain mm = 312
|May rain mm = 607
|Jun rain mm = 1111
|Jul rain mm = 1159
|Aug rain mm = 741
|Sep rain mm = 552
|Oct rain mm = 242
|Nov rain mm = 25
|Dec rain mm = 15
 
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|Feb rain days = 2
|Mar rain days = 5
|Apr rain days = 11
|May rain days = 15
|Jun rain days = 18
|Jul rain days = 19
|Aug rain days = 16
|Sep rain days = 13
|Oct rain days = 6
|Nov rain days = 2
|Dec rain days = 1
 
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], East Khasi Hills district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 825,922,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Comoros]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Comoros 794,683 July 2011 est.
{{Bar box|float=right|title=Religion in East Khasi Hills|titlebar=#Fcd116|left1='''Religions'''|right1='''%age'''|bars={{bar percent|[[Christians]]|blue|65.79}}{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|17.55}}
}}</ref> or the US state of [[South Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web
{{bar percent|Others#|red|14.00}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|1.72}}{{bar percent|[[Buddhists]]|yellow|0.38}}
{{bar percent|[[Sikhs]]|magenta|0.30}}
{{bar percent|[[Jains]]|pink|0.03}}
|caption=#, includes [[animists]] and [[tribal religions in India|ethnic religions]].}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], East Khasi Hills district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 825,922,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Comoros]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Comoros 794,683 July 2011 est. | archive-date = 27 September 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> or the US state of [[South Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php  
  |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php  
  |title=2010 Resident Population Data  
  |title=2010 Resident Population Data  
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