Mahé, India
Mahé
Mayyazhi | |
|---|---|
Municipality in puducherry | |
| Coordinates: 11°42′4″N 75°32′12″E / 11.70111°N 75.53667°E | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Puducherry |
| District | Mahé |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Mahé Municipality (Mairie de Mahé) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 41,816 (approx) |
| • Density | 4,646/km2 (12,030/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam |
| • Additional | English, French |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673 310 |
| Telephone code | 91 (0) 490 |
| Vehicle registration | PY-03 |
| Sex ratio | 1,000 ♂/1,184♀ |
| Literacy | 97.87% |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 1 |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon climate (Köppen) |
| Website | mahe |
Mahé (English: /mɑːˈheɪ, ˈmɑːhiː/, French: [mɑˈe]), also known as Mayyazhi (Malayalam: [mɐjːɐɻi]), is a municipality and small town in the Mahe district of the Puducherry Union Territory. It is situated at the mouth of the Mahe River and is surrounded by the State of Kerala. The district of Kannur surrounds Mahe on three sides and Kozhikode district on one side.
Formerly part of French India, Mahe now forms a municipality in Mahe district, one of the four districts of the Union Territory of Puducherry. Mahe has one representative in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.