Kanhangad
Kanhangad | |
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Left to right: Hosdurg Fort, Nityananda Ashram, Old Bus Stand, Railway Station, New Bus Stand, Gandhi Smriti Mandapam, Government District Hospital, Anandashram | |
Kanhangad Location in Kerala, India Kanhangad Kanhangad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°18′0″N 75°5.4′0″E / 12.30000°N 75.09000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Region | North Malabar |
| Incorporated | 1956 |
| Municipality Established | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Kanhangad Municipality |
| • Municipal Chairperson | V. V Rameshan (CPIM) |
| • Deputy Chairperson | A.D. Latha (INL) |
| • Loksabha Member | Rajmohan Unnithan |
| • Sitting MLA | E. Chandrasekharan |
| Area | |
| 39.54 km2 (15.27 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 139.8 km2 (54.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)Most populous City in Kasaragod District | |
| 73,342 | |
| • Rank | 14th populous UA in Kerala |
| • Density | 1,855/km2 (4,804/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 229,706 |
| Demonym(s) | Kanhangadukaran (Male), Kanhangadukari (Female), Kanhangadukar (Plural) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671315 |
| Telephone code | 467 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-14, KL-60 |
| Sex ratio | 1000:1150 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 92.6% |
| Taluk | Hosdurg |
| Civic agency | Kanhangad Municipality |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kanhangad |
| Climate | Tropical Monsoon (Köppen) |
| Avg summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | kanhangadmunicipality |
Kanhangad (Malayalam: [kaːɲːɐŋːaːɖɨ̆] ⓘ) is a commercial city, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India.