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Kanyakumari
Cape Comorin | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Kanniyakumari | |
 Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari | |
| Nickname(s): Kumari, Thiruvenisangam | |
  Kanyakumari Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu  Kanyakumari Kanyakumari (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8°05′18″N 77°32′19″E / 8.088300°N 77.538500°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanyakumari |
| Named for | Devi Kanya Kumari |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town panchayat |
| • Body | Kanyakumari Town Panchayat |
| • District Collector | P. N. Sridhar, IAS |
| • Member of Parliament | Vijay Vasanth |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Thalavai Sundaram |
| • District Panchayath Chairman | S.Merliant Dhas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.89 km2 (10.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 29,761 |
| • Density | 665/km2 (1,720/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 629 702 |
| Telephone code | 91-4652 & 91-4651 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 74 & TN 75 |
| Website | www |
Kanyakumari (UK: /kənˈjʌkʊmæriː/; lit. 'The Virgin (or Kanya) Princess' referring to Devi Kanya Kumari,[1] officially known as Kanniyakumari,[2] formerly known as Cape Comorin)[3] is a city in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland India, and thus referred to as "The Land's End". The city is situated 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Thiruvananthapuram city, and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Nagercoil, the headquarters of Kanyakumari district.
Kanyakumari is a popular tourist destination and pilgrimage centre in India. Notable tourist spots include its unique sunrise and sunset points, the 41-metre (133 ft) Thiruvalluvar Statue, and Vivekananda Rock Memorial off the coast.[4] Lying at the tip of peninsular India, the town is bordered on the west, south, and east by the Laccadive Sea.[5] It has a coastline of 71.5 kilometres (44.4 mi) stretched along these three sides.[6]
On the shores of the city is a temple dedicated to the goddess Kanya Kumari (the virgin goddess), after which the town is named.[7] Kanyakumari has been a town since the Sangam period and was referred to in old Malayalam literature and in the accounts of Ptolemy and Marco Polo.[7][8][9]
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- ^ Bawa, Sameer (11 March 2019). "Comorin with a casual vibe is offering comfort food that one just can't say no to". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Travel". National Geographic. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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- ^ a b "The eternal charm of Kanyakumari, that is situated at the tip of peninsular India..." The Hindu Images. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Kanakasabhai, V (1997). The Malayalees Eighteen Hundred Years Ago. Asian Educational Services. p. 10. ISBN 8120601505.
- ^ Abraham, Shinu (2003). "Chera, Chola, Pandya: using archaeological evidence to identify the Tamil kingdoms of early historic South India". Asian Perspectives. 42 (2): 207–223. doi:10.1353/asi.2003.0031. hdl:10125/17189. S2CID 153420843.