Lakshadweep
Appearance
Lakshadweep ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് ލަކްޝަދީބު | ||
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![]() A beach at Kavaratti | ||
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Nickname(s): Laccadives | ||
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Country | India | |
Regions | South India | |
Formation | 1 November 1956 | |
Capital | Kavaratti | |
Government | ||
• Administrator | Vijay Kumar IAS | |
• MP | Mohammed Faizal P. P. (Nationalist Congress Party) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 36th | |
Population (2011 Census) | ||
• Total | 65,473 | |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) | |
Languages | ||
• Official | Malayalam, English[1] Mahl (Dhivehi) is spoken on Minicoy Island. | |
Ethnicity | ||
• Ethnic groups | ≈84.33% Malayali ≈15.67% Mahls | |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
ISO 3166 code | IN-LD | |
No. of districts | 1 | |
Largest city | Andrott | |
HDI Year | 2005 | |
HDI Category | high | |
Website | lakshadweep.gov.in |
Lakshadweep ( /ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/, Lakṣadvīp (ìrànwọ́·ìkéde), Lakshadīb), tí a mọ̀ tẹ́lẹ̀ sí Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands ( /ˌlækədaɪv ˌmɪn
ɪkɔɪandˌæmɪnˈdiːvi/)[2] jẹ́ ìkan nínú àwọn agbègbè ìṣòkan ní orílè-èdè India.[3][4]
Àwọn ìtọ́kasí
- ↑ "Language Policy and Linguistic Minorities in India: An Appraisal of the ... - Thomas Benedikter - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "The Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands (Alteration Of Name Act), 1973". The Indian Lawyer. 26 August 1973. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ↑ "Lakshadweep". encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "About Lakshadweep". lakshadweeptourism.nic.in. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2012.