Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep ( /ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/, 
Lakṣadvīp (ìrànwọ́·ìkéde), Lakshadīb), tí a mọ̀ tẹ́lẹ̀ sí Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands ( /ˌlækədaɪv ˌmɪnɪkɔɪandˌæmɪnˈdiːvi/)[2] jẹ́ ìkan nínú àwọn agbègbè ìṣòkan ní orílè-èdè India.[3][4]
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 | |
Àwọn ìtọ́kasí
àtúnṣe- ↑ "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.