Malkangiri
Malkangiri | |
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Malkangiri Location in Odisha Malkangiri Malkangiri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°21′N 81°54′E / 18.35°N 81.90°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Malkangiri |
| Established | c. 17th century |
| Founded by | Malakimardhan Krishna Dev |
| Named after | Malikamardhan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Malkangiri Municipality |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | Aasish Ishwar Patil, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Nitesh Wadhwani, IPS |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Aditya Madhi (BJP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 31,007 |
| • Density | 3,220/km2 (8,350/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Vehicle registration | OD-30 |
| Website | www |
Malkangiri, historically known as Malikamardhangiri, is a town and municipality in Malkangiri district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarter of the Malkangiri district. Malkangiri has been the new home of the East Bengali refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh), who have been rehabilitated since 1965 under the Dandakaranya Project. Some Sri Lankan Tamil refugees were also rehabilitated in the town, following the armed struggle of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the early 1990s, although most of them have now returned to their country. Currently, it is one of the most naxalite-affected areas of the state, and is a part of the Red Corridor.