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Geography | |
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Location | Arabian Sea |
Archipelago | Lakshadweep |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 4.801 km2 (1.854 sq mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Administration | |
Territory | Union territory of Lakshadweep |
District | Lakshadweep |
Island group | Minicoy Islands |
Tehsils of India | Minicoy Tehsil |
Subdivisions of India | Minicoy Ward |
Largest settlement | Minicoy Bada (pop. 9000) |
Demographics | |
Population | 10,700 (2014) |
Pop. density | 2,229/km2 (5773/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Malayali, Mahls |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 682559 |
Telephone code | 04892 |
ISO code | IN-LD-09[2] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 84.4% |
Avg. summer temperature | 32.0 °C (89.6 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Minicoy, locally known as Maliku (IPA: [məliku]), is an island in Lakshadweep, India. Along with Viringili, it is on Maliku atoll, the southernmost atoll of Lakshadweep archipelago. Administratively, it is a census town in the Indian union territory of Lakshadweep. The island is situated 425 km west of Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala.