| Andaman and Nicobar (अण्डमान और निकोबार, அந்தமான் நிக்கோபார், అండమాన్ నికోబార్, আন্দামান ও নিকোবর) | |
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| Thatched hut by the beach in Havelock Island, Andaman | |
| Information | |
| Country |  India |
|---|---|
| Region | Southern India |
| Regional capital | Port-Blair |
| Area | 8 073 km² |
| Population | 380 500 hab. (2012) |
| Density | 47,13 inhab./km² |
| Telephone prefix | 91 |
| Location | |
 11 ° 40 ′ 48 ″ N 92 ° 46 ′ 12 ″ E | |
| Official site | |
| Touristic site | |
The islands Andaman and Nicobar are two archipelagos forming a territory ofIndia.
Understand
The islands Andaman and Nicobar are located at 1 380 km from the Indian state ofAndhra Pradesh, east of the Bay of Bengal and south of Burma.
Regions
- Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands have (according to sources) 204 to 550 islands (38 of which are inhabited), the main ones being North Andaman, Central Andaman, South Andaman, Baratang and Rutland Island.
The 10 ° parallel separates the Andaman Islands group from that of the Nicobar Islands
- Nicobar Islands
The Nicobar Islands have 32 islands of varying sizes, the largest of which is Grande Nicobar (1 045 km2), Camorta (188 km2), Katchal (174 km2), Little Nicobar (157 km2), Because Nicobar (127 km2)
Cities
- 1 Port Blair (on South Andaman Island) – capital of the Indian Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
