Aminidivi

Aminidivi
അമിനിദ്വീപ്
Amindivi Islands
Island subgroup
Aminidivi is located in India
Aminidivi
Aminidivi (India)
Map
CountryIndia India
State Lakshadweep
DistrictLakshadweep
Area
 • Total9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationLD
M.V. Amindivi, a passenger ship of the Lakshadweep Islands administration named after the island subgroup

The Aminidivi Islands (Malayalam: [ɐminid̪βʷiːbɨ̆]) are one of the three island subgroups in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is the northern group of the Lakshadweep, separated from the Laccadive Islands subgroup roughly by the 11th parallel north.[1] The total land area of the group is 9.26 km2.

Formerly the Union Territory was known as Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands,[2] a name that was changed to Lakshadweep by an act of Parliament in 1973.[3] The Aminidivi group forms a taluka or subdivision.[4] The islands of Amini, Kiltan, Chetlat, Kadmat and Bitra are inhabited. The population numbered 18,876 at the 2001 census and Islam is the main religion of the islanders.[5]

Aminidivi has the highest recorded rainfall in India in a 24-hour period, at 1,168 mm on 2004-05-06.

  1. ^ GEBCO Gazetteer of undersea feature names
  2. ^ Lakshadweep | union territory, India | Britannica
  3. ^ "The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands". Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. ^ Lakshadweep Tehsil Map - Maps of India
  5. ^ Web123India