Kavvayi Islands

Kavvayi
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Doodle of Kavvayi by Savad Muhammed
Kavvayi is located in Kerala
Kavvayi
Kavvayi
Location in Kerala, India
Kavvayi is located in India
Kavvayi
Kavvayi
Kavvayi (India)
Coordinates: 12°05′N 75°11′E / 12.09°N 75.18°E / 12.09; 75.18
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
TalukPayyanur
Government
 • BodyKavvayi - Payyanur Municipality[2]
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,464[1]
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670307
Telephone code+91 4985
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-86

Kavvayi is a group of small islands, near Payyanur in the Kannur district of Kerala. The island is surrounded by Kavvayi Backwaters.

The island of Kavvayi was originally named Kavvil Pattanam. It was renamed as Kavvayi by Sir William Hogan, the then district collector of Hosdurg.[3]

  1. ^ Software solution by NIC Kerala. "SEC Kerala". www.sec.kerala.gov.in. State Election Commission,Kerala. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ Software solution by NIC Kerala. "SEC Kerala". www.sec.kerala.gov.in. State Election Commission,Kerala. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ Kerala Tourism. "Kavvayi Backwaters-Tangled Beauty". www.keralatourism.org. Invis Multimedia. Retrieved 4 April 2022.