Map of Shillong, India

Shillong is the administrative centre of Meghalaya, India, with a population of about 143,229. It lies at 25.5689°N, 91.8831°E. Shillong is about 1,490 km (926 mi) east of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chhātak, 63 km to the south.

Shillong at a glance

Where is Shillong?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 32 min on the shortest day to 13 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shillong

• Chhātak — 63 km south, Bangladesh
• Guwahati — 70 km north
• Sylhet — 74 km south, Bangladesh
• Karīmganj — 91 km southeast
• Hojāi — 109 km northeast
• Hailākāndi — 120 km southeast
• Maulavi Bāzār — 121 km south, Bangladesh
• Barpeta — 121 km northwest
• Silchar — 124 km southeast
• Baniachang — 128 km southwest, Bangladesh

Largest cities in Meghalaya

• Tura — 74,858

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.