Swamp Island
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Swamp Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island lies 140 km (87 mi) north from Port Blair.
Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 12°55′48″N 92°52′30″E / 12.93°N 92.875°ECoordinates: 12°55′48″N 92°52′30″E / 12.93°N 92.875°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent bodies of water | Indian Ocean |
Area | 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 2.9 km (1.8 mi) |
Width | 1.9 km (1.18 mi) |
Coastline | 10 km (6 mi) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
District | North and Middle Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Stewart Sound Group |
Taluk | Diglipur Taluk |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2016) |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744202[2] |
Telephone code | 031927 [3] |
ISO code | IN-AN-00[4] |
Official website | www |
Literacy | 84.4% |
Avg. summer temperature | 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 23.0 °C (73.4 °F) |
Sex ratio | 1.2♂/♀ |
Census Code | 35.639.0004 |
Official Languages | Hindi, English |
GeographyEdit
The island belongs to the Stewart Sound Group and lies west of Egg Island.
AdministrationEdit
Politically, Swamp Island, along neighboring Stewart Sound Group Islands, belongs to Diglipur Taluk.[6]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman.
- ↑ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ↑ "STD Codes of Andaman and Nicobar". allcodesindia.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ Registration Plate Numbers added to ISO Code
- ↑ "Village Code Directory: Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ↑ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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