List of districts of Meghalaya

The Indian state of Meghalaya is divided into 12 districts.^[1]

Districts

Meghalaya currently has 12 districts:^[1]^[2]^[3]

Region	District	Headquarter	Area (km²)	Population (2011)	Established
Garo Hills^[4]	North Garo Hills	Resubelpara	1,113	118,325	2012
	East Garo Hills	Williamnagar	1,490	199,592	1976
	South Garo Hills	Baghmara	1,850	142,334	1992
	West Garo Hills	Tura	2,855	472,497	1976
	South West Garo Hills	Ampati	822	172,495	2012
Jaintia Hills^[5]	West Jaintia Hills	Jowai	1,693	270,352	2012
Jaintia Hills^[5]	East Jaintia Hills	Khliehriat	2,040	122,939	2012
Khasi Hills^[6]	East Khasi Hills	Shillong	2,752	825,922	1976
	West Khasi Hills	Nongstoin	3,890	252,010	1976
	South West Khasi Hills	Mawkyrwat	1,341	110,152	2012
	Eastern West Khasi Hills	Mairang	1,356.77	131,451	2021
	Ri-Bhoi	Nongpoh	2,378	258,840	1992

^ ^a ^b "Districts - Meghalaya Government Portal". Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "List of Districts in Meghalaya 2023". Find Easy. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ "About Meghalaya | Meghalaya Government Portal". meghalaya.gov.in. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ "Garo Hills | region, India | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ "Jaintia Hills | region, India | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ "Khasi Hills | region, India | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 15 February 2023.