Shillong: facts

At a glance

• Country: India
• Region: Meghalaya
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 143,229
• Coordinates: 25.5689° N, 91.8831° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (INR)
• Distance to the capital, New Delhi: 1,490 km (926 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Shillong Airport (SHL): 18 km (11 mi), straight line
• Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU): 67 km (42 mi), straight line
• Osmany International Airport (ZYL, Bangladesh): 67 km (42 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Laitumkhrah: 1.5 km (0.9 mi)
• Nongthymmai: 2.4 km (1.5 mi)
• Mawlai-Mawiong: 6.0 km (3.8 mi)
• Jowai: 34 km (21 mi)
• Nongpoh: 37 km (23 mi)