Khliehriat

Khliehriat is the headquarters of the East Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya state of India. Together with West Jaintia Hills district, this district was carved out of Jaintia Hills district.

Khliehriat and Saipung are the two community and rural development blocks of the district.

Khliehriat has a government hospital and a few private clinics. The majority of the population subscribes to the Christian faith and there are many churches in Khliehriat. There are many schools, including Khliehriat Higher Secondary School. Football and bull fighting are some of the major crowd attractions.

Khliehriat has a fairly cold temperature throughout the year, accompanied by heavy rains in the monsoons.^[1]

References

^ "Meghalaya State Portal". meghalaya.gov.in. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

25°21′32″N 92°22′01″E / 25.359°N 92.367°E / 25.359; 92.367

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[1] "Meghalaya State Portal". meghalaya.gov.in. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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