Port Blair, officially renamed Sri Vijaya Puram in September 2024, is the capital of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, on South Andaman Island between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Its 2011 census population within the original municipal limits was 108,058, rising to 140,572 after a 2015 boundary expansion. The city hosts the Veer Savarkar International Airport and serves as headquarters of the Andaman and Nicobar Command, the only integrated tri-service command of the Indian Armed Forces.
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1. Port Blair (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 100,608 (2011)
2. Port Blair (Wikipedia)
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Port Blair (), officially named Sri Vijaya Puram (Hindi pronunciation: [ˌɕɾˈɨː ˈʋɪ̯ˌd͡ʑʌjᵊ pʊˈɾ.əm]), is the capital city of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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It is located on the South Andaman Island situated between the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Andaman Sea to the east.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.75, 92.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.75, 92.75
11.75 92.75 Am
4. GeoNames: Port Blair - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1259385, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 1259385, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
11.66613 92.74635 P PPLA IN 01 640 5923 112050 36 Asia/Kolkata
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