Nancowry Island
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nancowry (Nancowry language: Mūöt, Hindi: नन्कोव्री Nankovrī) is an island in the central part of the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
Quick Facts Native name: MūötNickname: Nankovri, Geography ...
Native name: Mūöt Nickname: Nankovri | |
---|---|
Geography | |
Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 7.98°N 93.55°E / 7.98; 93.55 |
Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Area | 47 km2 (18 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 11.2 km (6.96 mi) |
Width | 7.5 km (4.66 mi) |
Coastline | 47 km (29.2 mi) |
Highest elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
Administration | |
District | Nicobar |
Island group | Nicobar Islands |
Subdivisions of India | Nancowry Subdivision |
Taluk | Nancowry tehsil |
Largest settlement | Mayo (Malacca) Point (pop. 516) |
Demographics | |
Population | 1019 (2011) |
Pop. density | 21.7/km2 (56.2/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Nicobarese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744301 |
Telephone code | 03192 |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[2] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 84.4% |
Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Sex ratio | ♂/♀ |
Census Code | 35.638.0002 |
Official Languages | Hindi, English, Tamil Nancowry (regional) |
Close