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(Web. PlaneMad/Wikipedia.) The highlighted area in Northeastern India is the individual state of Meghalaya. This state is broken down into districts based on the tribe that lives in the area. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is located on the east border of the West Garo Hills, in between Tura and Williamnagar.
(Web. “Meghalaya.”) Meghalaya, India was separated into three kingdoms, named after the ruling tribes of the areas. The tribes consisted of the Garo, the Khasi and the Jaintia. These Tribes ruled their own individual districts until they came under British imperial rule in 1835 and incorporated the current Meghalaya area, all three tribes’ kingdoms, with Assam. After India’s independence in 1947, Meghalaya was given autonomous standing with Assam but this did not please the people of Meghalaya. Until Assam declared the spoken language to be Assamese in 1972, the plea for separation by Meghalaya was not heard. (Web. “History of Meghalaya.”) Located in the West Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India, The Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is located on the Tura mountain range, on the mountain with the tallest peak in the range, the Nokrek peak with and elevation of approximately 1,418m above sea level. (Web. Sidhva.) The park itself is nearly 50 sq. km. and is considered the “core” zone of the reserve Nokrek Biosphere Reserve or Nokrek National Park, was not until recently identified as a biosphere reserve along with two other newly identified Indian biosphere reserves. Nokrek is now one of twenty-two recognized by United Nations Educational Scientific and Culture Organization (UNESCO). Beyond the “core” zone is the “buffer” zone, which is an area of land to prevent as much human interaction with the “core.” In this buffer zone, there is the first Gene sanctuary, setup originally to preserve the rare citrus species Citrus indica, more commonly known by the locals as Memang Narang, found growing indigenously in the “core” zone. (Web. Malik.) The West Garo Hills is a large area bordering Bangladesh to the south, as well as Assam to the north. Originally all the Garos Hills districts were one large district until it was split into the East and West districts in 1976, the West district was again split because of its still large area into West and South districts in 1992 The total area of the district is 3714 sq. km. with a population of 518,390 with a number of 95,524 households. The literacy to illiteracy rate amongst the population is 2: 3 respectively. (Web. Garo Hills.)
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