GARO HILLS - THE ECOLOGICAL CANVAS OF MEGHALAYA
The Garo Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in Meghalaya, India.They are inhabited mainly by tribal dwellers, the majority of whom are Garo people.It is one of the wettest places in the world. The range is part of the Meghalaya subtropical forestsecoregion.The Garo Hills district was divided into two districts, viz. the West Garo Hills district and the East Garo Hills district in October 1976. The erstwhile West Garo Hills district was further divided into two administrative districts of West and South Garo Hills on June 1992. |
The district headquarters of West Garo Hills is Tura, which is the second largest town in the State after Shillong. The district is bounded by the East Garo Hills district on the east, the South Garo Hills on the south-east, the Goalpara district of Assam on the north and north-west and Bangladesh on the south. The district is situated approximately between the latitudes 90° 30' and 89° 40' E, and the longitudes of 26° and 25° 20' N. The population is pre-dominantly inhabited by the Garos, a tribe with a matrilineal society belonging to the Bodo family of the Tibeto-Burman race tribes.
Forming the western part of the State the entire Garo Hills having an area of approximately 8,000 sq kms. is densely forested and hence one of the richest spots in biodiversity. |
- DONE BY ROVENA L.