Nancowry Island

Nancowry Island
Native name:
Mūöt
Nickname: Nankovri
Nancowry Island
Nancowry Island
Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates7°59′N 93°33′E / 7.98°N 93.55°E / 7.98; 93.55
ArchipelagoNicobar Islands
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Area47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Length11.2 km (6.96 mi)
Width7.5 km (4.66 mi)
Coastline47 km (29.2 mi)
Highest elevation162 m (531 ft)
Administration
DistrictNicobar
Island groupNicobar Islands
Subdivisions of IndiaNancowry Subdivision
TalukNancowry tehsil
Largest settlementMayo (Malacca) Point (pop. 516)
Demographics
Population1019 (2011)
Pop. density21.7/km2 (56.2/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsHindu, Nicobarese
Additional information
Time zone
PIN744301
Telephone code03192
ISO codeIN-AN-00
Official websitewww.and.nic.in
Literacy84.4%
Avg. summer temperature32.0 °C (89.6 °F)
Avg. winter temperature28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
Sex ratio/
Census Code35.638.0002
Official LanguagesHindi, English, Tamil
Nancowry (regional)

Nancowry (Nancowry language: Mūöt, Hindi: नन्कोव्री Nankovrī) is an island in the central part of the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.