Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് | |
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Coordinates: 10°34′N 72°38′E / 10.57°N 72.64°ECoordinates: 10°34′N 72°38′E / 10.57°N 72.64°E | |
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Formation | 1 November 1956 |
Caipital | Kavaratti |
Govrenment | |
• Administrator | Farooq Khan IPS (Retd.) |
• MP | Mohammed Faizal P. P. (Naitionalist Congress Pairty) |
Area | |
• Total | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) |
Area rank | 36t |
Population (2011 Census) | |
• Total | 65,473 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
Languages[1] | |
• Offeecial (de jure) | Inglis |
• Offeecial (de facto) | Malayalam |
• Additional offeecial | Hindi |
Ethnicity | |
• Ethnic groups | ≈84.33% Malayali ≈15.67% Mahls |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-LD |
Vehicle registration | LD |
No. o destricts | 1 |
Lairgest ceety | Andrott |
HDI | ![]() 0.796 |
HDI Year | 2005 |
HDI Category | high |
Website | www |
Lakshadweep (/ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/, Lakṣadvīp (help·info), Lakshadīb), umwhile kent as the Laccadive, Minicoy, an Aminidivi Islands (/ˌlækədaɪv ˌmɪnᵻkɔɪ/ & /ˌæmᵻnˈdiːvi/),[2] is a group o islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 tae 440 kilometre (120 tae 270 mi) aff the sooth wastren coast o Indie. The airchipelago is a Union Territory an is govrened bi the Union Govrenment o Indie.
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- ↑ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). 16 Julie 2014. p. 109. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 8 Julie 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "The Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands (Alteration Of Name Act), 1973". The Indian Lawyer. 26 August 1973. Archived frae the original on 25 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 9 Mey 2012.
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- Lakshadweep a Photo Essay Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine