Pondicherry
Pondicherry | |
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City | |
| Puducherry | |
Promenade Beach Manakula Vinayagar Temple The Matrimandir in Auroville Aayi Mandapam monument at Bharati Park Pondicherry Lighthouse Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus French War Memorial built after World War I Mahatma Gandhi Statue along the Beach Road | |
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Seal of Puducherry Municipality | |
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Pondicherry Pondicherry | |
| Coordinates: 11°55′N 79°49′E / 11.917°N 79.817°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union territory | Puducherry (PY) |
| District | Puducherry |
| Established | 1674 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Pondicherry Municipal Council (PDY) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.54 km2 (7.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 244,377 |
| • Density | 13,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Puducherrian, Pondicherrian, Pondian, Pondichérien, Pondichérienne |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| • Additional | English, French |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN CODE | 605001-605014 |
| Telephone code | (International) +91-413-, (National) 0413- |
| Vehicle registration | PY-01 to PY-05 |
| Website | py |
Pondicherry,[a] officially known as Puducherry,[b] is the capital and most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India.[2] The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal to the east and the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture, heritage, and language.[3]
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- ^ "Bill to rename Pondicherry as Puducherry passed". The Hindu. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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