Mawsynram block
Sign in to saveMawsynram () is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in Northeastern India, from Shillong, the state capital. Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of . According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mawsynram received of rainfall in 1985. Mawsynram received of rainfall on 19 August 2015. On 17 June 2022, Mawsynram set a new record by receiving in a span of 24 hours which has now become its highest single day record for the month of June and for its all-time single day record, beati
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mawsynram block is referenced by 31 other articles, and connects out to oceanic climate, East Khasi Hills district and India.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Geography of Meghalaya, Villages in East Khasi Hills district and Weather extremes of Earth.
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mawsynram
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- English
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Meghalaya, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Meghalaya
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- East Khasi Hills
- Settlement.parts_type
- Talukas
- Settlement.parts
- Mawsynram C.D. Block
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2788
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Official
- Settlement.demographics1_info1
- English, Khasi
- Settlement.timezone1
- IST
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +5:30
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- PIN
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- India
- Located in
- East Khasi Hills district
- Population
- 54109
- Area
- 509.64
- Elevation
- 1430
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Mawsynram, India (PIA20437).jpg
- Dialing code
- 03673
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- postal code
- 793113
- Commons category
- Mawsynram
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Location
- Climate and rainfall
- Natural landmarks
- References
- External links
Mawsynram () is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in Northeastern India, from Shillong, the state capital. Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of . According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Mawsynram received of rainfall in 1985. Mawsynram received of rainfall on 19 August 2015. On 17 June 2022, Mawsynram set a new record by receiving in a span of 24 hours which has now become its highest single day record for the month of June and for its all-time single day record, beating its former record of on 7 June 1966.
==Location==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mawsynram block” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
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