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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kavvayi
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline = File:Doodle of Kavvayi.jpg
| image_alt = right
| image_caption = Doodle of Kavvayi by Savad Muhammed
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.09|N|75.18|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
| subdivision_type3 = Taluk
| subdivision_name3 = [[Payyanur Taluk|Payyanur]]
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| governing_body = Kavvayi - Payyanur Municipality<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.kerala.gov.in/public/cnstncy/wd/4d9eb31b-225a-11ea-8792-001a4a75e014|title=SEC Kerala|last=Software solution by NIC Kerala|website=www.sec.kerala.gov.in|publisher=State Election Commission,Kerala|language=en-IN|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>
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| population_total = 2464<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.kerala.gov.in/public/cnstncy/wd/4d9eb31b-225a-11ea-8792-001a4a75e014|title=SEC Kerala|last=Software solution by NIC Kerala|website=www.sec.kerala.gov.in|publisher=State Election Commission,Kerala|language=en-IN|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 670307
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 4985
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL-86]]
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KL]]
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'''Kavvayi''' is a group of small islands, near [[Payyanur]] in the [[Kannur district]] of [[Kerala]]. The island is surrounded by [[Kavvayi Backwaters]].

The island of Kavvayi was originally named '''Kavvil Pattanam'''. It was renamed as Kavvayi by Sir William Hogan, the then [[district collector]] of [[Hosdurg taluk|Hosdurg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/kerala-article/2017/kavil-pattanam/685|title=Kavvayi Backwaters-Tangled Beauty|last=Kerala Tourism|website=www.keralatourism.org|publisher=Invis Multimedia|language=en-IN|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>

==History==
Kavvayi has been mentioned by name by significant global travelers, including [[Marco Polo]] (1293 A.D), [[Ibn Battuta]] (1342 A.D) and [[Abulfeda|Abdul Feda]] (1273 A.D).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g777115-d8474386-r824159429-Kavvayi_Islands-Kannur_Kannur_District_Kerala.html|title=Must do - Kavvayistories|last=wanderlust210877|date=6 January 2022|website=www.tripadvisor.com|publisher=TripAdvisor LLC|language=en-IN|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>

The island of Kavvayi was originally named "''Kavvil Pattanam''". It was renamed as Kavvayi by Sir William Hogan, the then [[district collector]] of [[Hosdurg taluk|Hosdurg]]. Kavvayi was the headquarters for an area of {{convert|125|sqmi|km2}} which housed a large port and the magistrate court, including during [[East India Company|British East India Company]] rule. It declined after the headquarters were moved to other parts of [[Malabar District|Malabar]].

==Geography==

Kavvayi is surrounded by [[Kavvayi Backwaters]], which is the third largest backwaters in [[Kerala]] and the largest one in north Kerala. Locally called as Kavvayi Kayal or the backwaters of Kavvayi.
Kavvayi used to be an inland port and a major administrative center during the past centuries and during [[British East India Company]] rule.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/travel/travel-kerala/2019/03/01/kavvayi-backwaters-in-kannur.html|title='കവ്വായ്' ഒരു വടക്കൻ കായൽക്കഥ|last=ബൈജു ഗോവിന്ദ്|date=1 March 2019|website=www.manoramaonline.com|publisher=Manoramaonline|language=ml-IN|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>

A boat terminal is being set up at the Kavvayi-Kalikkadappuram to pave the way for Kavvayi tourism. The boat terminal at Kalikkadappuram is being constructed at a cost of `5.02 crore as part of the Malnad-North Malabar River Cruise Tourism project focusing on the major rivers in Kannur and Kasaragod districts. Work began in November 2019 but was halted in the wake of the [[COVID-19]] expansion. Now the work is progressing rapidly.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/district-news/kannur/2021/02/03/kannur-kavvayi-boat-terminal.html|title=കവ്വായിയിൽ ബോട്ട് ടെർമിനൽ വരുന്നു|last=മനോരമ ലേഖകൻ|date=3 February 2021|website=www.manoramaonline.com|publisher=Manoramaonline|language=ml-IN|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>

==Transport==

Kavvayi is about 4.5 km drive from Payyanur town towards the direction of Payyanur Railway Station. It is 2 km ride from [[Payyanur railway station]] and about 2 hours’ drive from the [[Kannur International Airport]].

==See also==
* [[Kavvayi Backwaters]]
* [[Payyanur]]
* [[Payyanur railway station]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Islands of Kerala]]

Kavvayi Islands - Revision history

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