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Kanhangad
Municipality in Kerala, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kanhangad (Malayalam: [kaːɲːɐŋːaːɖɨ̆] ⓘ) is a major town, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India.
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Kanhangad | |
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![]() Left to right: Hosdurg Fort, Nityananda Ashram, Old Bus Stand, Railway Station, New Bus Stand, Gandhi Smriti Mandapam, Government District Hospital, Anandashram | |
Coordinates: 12°18′0″N 75°5.4′0″E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District | Kasaragod |
Region | North Malabar |
Incorporated | 1956 |
Municipality Established | 1984 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Kanhangad Municipality |
• Municipal Chairperson | K.V.Sujatha |
• Sub Collector | Sufiyan Ahmed IAS |
• Deputy Superintendent of Police | Latheesh V V |
• Loksabha Member | Rajmohan Unnithan |
• Sitting MLA | E. Chandrasekharan |
Area | |
• Municipality | 39.54 km2 (15.27 sq mi) |
• Metro | 139.8 km2 (54.0 sq mi) |
Population (2011)Most populous City in Kasaragod District | |
• Municipality | 73,342 |
• Rank | 14th populous UA in Kerala |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
• Metro | 229,706 |
Demonym(s) | Kanhangadukaran (Male), Kanhangadukari (Female), Kanhangadukar (Plural) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 671315 |
Telephone code | 467 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Vehicle registration | KL-14, KL-60 |
Sex ratio | 1000:1150 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 92.6% |
Taluk | Hosdurg |
Civic agency | Kanhangad Municipality |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kanhangad |
Climate | Tropical Monsoon (Köppen) |
Avg summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
Avg winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
Website | www |
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