| Haflong | |
| Other Name: | The White Ant Hills Town |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Assam#India#Asia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 25.169°N 93.016°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Assam |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dima Hasao |
| Governing Body: | Haflong Municipal Board |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.79 |
| Elevation M: | 966.216 |
| Population Total: | 43756 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Lingua franca |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Haflong Hindi |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Medium of instruction |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Assamese, Bengali, English |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Most common |
| Demographics1 Info3: | Bengali, Dimasa |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 788819 & 788820 |
| Area Code: | 03673 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Iso Code: | IN-AS |
| Registration Plate: | AS 08-X XXXX |
Haflong is a town and headquarters of Dima Hasao district (formerly North Cachar Hills district) in the state of Assam in India. It is the only hill station in Assam.[2]
Haflong is a Dimasa word meaning ant hill.[3]
Haflong has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification Cwb), falling just short of a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). In May 2022, Haflong witnessed torrential rainfall, recording the highest rainfall, up to 451 mm on 14 May 2022, as compared to the maximum 190 mm to 200 mm reported annually.[4]
As of 2011 India census, Haflong has a population of 43,756. Males constitute 45% of the population and females 55%. Haflong has an average literacy rate of 92%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 75%. In Haflong, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
| + bgcolor = #efefef colspan=8 align="center" | Population changes | ||||
| Year | 1951 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,168[5] | 26,191[6] | 36,302 | 43,756 |
Haflong town having a population of 43,756 as of 2011.[1] Bengali is the most spoken language of the town with a population of 9,710, followed by Dimasa (7,855). Haflong Hindi is the lingua franca of the town.[7] Other languages with significant population include Hmar (4,921), Zemi (3,426), Kuki (3,027), Hindi (2,781) and Assamese (1,236).
Haflong is part of Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency). It is the headquarter of N.C. Hills Autonomous Council.