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Tirunelveli

Southern Asia

Tirunelveli, also known as Nellai, is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It stands in the southern part of the state on the west bank of the Thamirabarani River and serves as the administrative headquarters of Tirunelveli District. The 2011 census recorded a population of 473,637, making it the seventh largest city in the state at that time. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
411,298 1
Area (sq km)
189.9 1
Population Estimate Year
2001 1
Elevation (m)
47 1
Latitude
8.728889 degrees north 1
Longitude
77.708056 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+05:30 2
Sources
1. Tirunelveli (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 411,298 (2001)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 8.728889, longitude 77.708056
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 47 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 189.9 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 411298 (2001)
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2. GeoNames: Tirunelveli - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1254361
    8.72742 77.6838 P PPLA2 IN 25 628 5876 1435844 49 Asia/Kolkata
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 49 m
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3. 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 8.75, 77.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 8.75, 77.75
8.75 77.75 Aw
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Tirunelveli (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Tirunelveli (Tamil: [tiɾɯnelʋeːli] ), also known as Nellai, is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names Tamil Nadu; continent follows from the atlas record for Tamil Nadu
    as Nellai, is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
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