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Colachel
Town in Tamil Nadu, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colachel is a coastal town in the far south of India, located in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. It is a natural harbor on the Malabar coast, located 20 km north-west of Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin), the southernmost tip of India. As of 2011 the municipality had a population of 23,227 and a metropolitan population of 47,007.
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Colachel | |
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Town | |
![]() Colachel harbour | |
Coordinates: 8.178600°N 77.256100°E / 8.178600; 77.256100 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Kanniyakumari |
Government | |
• Type | First Grade Municipality |
• Body | Colachel Municipality |
Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 23,227 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
• Spoken | Tamil, Malayalam |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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