Mahé

Also known as Mayyazhi, Mahe

town in Puducherry, India

Key facts

Country: India
Region: Puducherry
District: Mahé
Type: Municipality
Body: Mahé Municipality , (Mairie de Mahé)
Total: 10 km (3.9 sq mi)
Density: 4,646/km (12,030/sq mi)
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%
Climate: Tropical monsoon climate ( Köppen )
Website: mahe .gov .in

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Wikidata facts

Official name: മാഹി
Population: 36828
Area: 9
Elevation: 0
Official website: mahe.gov.in
Image: Mahe Boat House.jpg
Dialing code: 0490
Licence plate code: PY-03

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Commons category: Mahé, India
postal code: 673310
native label: മാഹി

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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.