Kavaratti is an atoll in India's Lakshadweep archipelago that serves as the capital of the union territory of Lakshadweep, roughly 360 kilometres off India's Malabar coast. The island covers about 4.22 square kilometres and is surrounded by a lagoon of 4.96 square kilometres, with a 2011 census population of 11,210. It houses the union territory's administrator's office and, since 1997, its district and sessions court, in a population that is predominantly Muslim.
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1. Kavaratti (Wikidata)
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population 11,473 (2014)
2. Kavaratti (Wikipedia)
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Kavaratti (, Malayalam: [kɐʋɐɾɐt̪ːi]) is an atoll in the Indian Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
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Climate
Kavaratti has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw)
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It is located about 360 km (220 mi) west of the Malabar coast in mainland India.
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View the Source3. GeoNames: Kavaratti - GeoNames
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