Car Nicobar
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Car Nicobar (Pū in Car language) is the northernmost of the Nicobar Islands. It is also one of three local administrative divisions of the Indian district of Nicobar, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[3] Annual rainfall is 2800 millimetres.
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Native name: Pū | |
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Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in the Bay of Bengal Show map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
Geography | |
Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 9.17°N 92.78°E / 9.17; 92.78 |
Archipelago | Nicobar Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 126.9 km2 (49.0 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Width | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
Coastline | 51 km (31.7 mi) |
Highest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Administration | |
District | Nicobar |
Island group | Nicobar Islands |
Subdivisions of India | Car Nicobar Subdivision |
Taluk | Car Nicobar Taluk |
Largest settlement | Malacca (pop. 1,637) |
Demographics | |
Population | 17841 (2014) |
Pop. density | 140.5/km2 (363.9/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Nicobarese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744301 |
Telephone code | 03193 |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[2][better source needed] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 84.4% |
Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
Sex ratio | 1.2♂/♀ |
Census code | 35.638.0001 |
Official languages | Hindi, English, Tamil Car (regional) |
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