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Lakshadweep

ലക്ഷദ്വീപ്
Union Territory
Location of Lakshadweep
Coordinates: 10°34′N 72°38′E / 10.57°N 72.64°E / 10.57; 72.64Coordinates: 10°34′N 72°38′E / 10.57°N 72.64°E / 10.57; 72.64
Kintra Indie
Formation1 November 1956
CaipitalKavaratti
Govrenment
 • AdministratorFarooq Khan IPS (Retd.)
 • MPMohammed Faizal P. P. (Naitionalist Congress Pairty)
Area
 • Total32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Area rank36t
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total65,473
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Languages[1]
 • Offeecial (de jure)Inglis
 • Offeecial (de facto)Malayalam
 • Additional offeecialHindi
Ethnicity
 • Ethnic groups≈84.33% Malayali
≈15.67% Mahls
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-LD
Vehicle registrationLD
No. o destricts1
Lairgest ceetyAndrott
HDIIncrease
0.796
HDI Year2005
HDI Categoryhigh
Websitewww.lakshadweep.gov.in

Lakshadweep (/ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/, Aboot this soondLakṣadvīp (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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  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "The Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands (Alteration Of Name Act), 1973". The Indian Lawyer. 26 August 1973. Retrieved 9 Mey 2012.

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