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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mayabunder
| native_name =
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| other_name = Maya Bunder
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| pushpin_map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#Bay of Bengal
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and in the Bay of Bengal
| coordinates = {{coord|12.9333|N|92.9333|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Andaman and Nicobar Administration Banner.png}} [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 105539
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 =[[English language|English]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 744204
| registration_plate = AN 01
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 925 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 84.25%
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'''Mayabunder''' is a town and a [[tehsil]] in the northern part of [[Middle Andaman Island]], [[Andaman Islands|Andaman Archipelago]], [[India]]. The name is also spelled '''Maya Bunder''' or '''Maya Bandar'''. As of 2001, the county had 23,912 inhabitants, of which 3182 were in the town.<ref name="popfi">Government of India (2001), ''[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=35&district_code=01 2001 Census - Population Finder]''. (Select "Mayabunder") Accessed on 2012-07-19.</ref> It was settled in the [[United Kingdom|British]] colonial period by immigrants from [[Myanmar]] and ex-convicts from [[Mainland India]].

Administratively, Mayabunder is the headquarters of the [[North and Middle Andaman district]], which is part of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] territory.<ref name="cenmap">Government of India (2011), ''[http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/administrative_maps/ANDAMAN.pdf Andaman and Nicobar islands, Administrative divisions 2011]''. Accessed on 2012-07-29.</ref>

==Geography==
Mayabunder is linked with [[Port Blair]] by the [[NH 223|Andaman Trunk Road]] (242 km) and by ferry (136 km).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.experienceandamans.com/mayabunder.php|title=MAYABUNDER ANDAMAN ISLANDS - HOW TO PLAN AND VISIT IN 2020|access-date=2020-01-25|website=www.experienceandamans.com}}</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = Mayabunder (1981–2010, extremes 1952–2012)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| width = auto
| Jan record high C = 33.9
| Feb record high C = 34.7
| Mar record high C = 35.6
| Apr record high C = 39.0
| May record high C = 38.8
| Jun record high C = 36.2
| Jul record high C = 35.4
| Aug record high C = 35.6
| Sep record high C = 35.2
| Oct record high C = 33.6
| Nov record high C = 37.5
| Dec record high C = 38.5
|year record high C = 39.0
| Jan high C = 28.9
| Feb high C = 29.8
| Mar high C = 31.3
| Apr high C = 32.9
| May high C = 31.8
| Jun high C = 29.9
| Jul high C = 29.6
| Aug high C = 29.3
| Sep high C = 29.5
| Oct high C = 30.2
| Nov high C = 30.0
| Dec high C = 29.1
| year high C = 30.2
| Jan low C = 22.6
| Feb low C = 22.4
| Mar low C = 23.3
| Apr low C = 25.0
| May low C = 24.9
| Jun low C = 24.5
| Jul low C = 24.3
| Aug low C = 24.1
| Sep low C = 24.0
| Oct low C = 24.2
| Nov low C = 24.2
| Dec low C = 23.6
| year low C = 23.9
| Jan record low C = 16.8
| Feb record low C = 16.7
| Mar record low C = 18.2
| Apr record low C = 18.8
| May record low C = 17.2
| Jun record low C = 19.4
| Jul record low C = 19.2
| Aug record low C = 20.1
| Sep record low C = 20.5
| Oct record low C = 20.0
| Nov record low C = 19.8
| Dec record low C = 19.3
|year record low C = 16.7
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 8.6
| Feb rain mm = 2.7
| Mar rain mm = 7.6
| Apr rain mm = 57.8
| May rain mm = 289.6
| Jun rain mm = 467.7
| Jul rain mm = 408.9
| Aug rain mm = 451.6
| Sep rain mm = 437.1
| Oct rain mm = 236.3
| Nov rain mm = 172.2
| Dec rain mm = 63.8
|year rain mm = 2603.8
| Jan rain days = 0.5
| Feb rain days = 0.5
| Mar rain days = 1.0
| Apr rain days = 2.6
| May rain days = 12.7
| Jun rain days = 18.3
| Jul rain days = 17.2
| Aug rain days = 18.8
| Sep rain days = 17.2
| Oct rain days = 12.4
| Nov rain days = 7.9
| Dec rain days = 2.6
|year rain days = 111.8
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 77
| Feb humidity = 76
| Mar humidity = 74
| Apr humidity = 76
| May humidity = 83
| Jun humidity = 87
| Jul humidity = 88
| Aug humidity = 89
| Sep humidity = 89
| Oct humidity = 87
| Nov humidity = 84
| Dec humidity = 81
|year humidity = 83
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archivedate = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Mayabandar Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 483–484
| accessdate = 10 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archivedate = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M3
| accessdate = 10 February 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Economy and facilities==
Mayabunder is a waystation for several tourist attractions, such as mangrove lined [[tidal creek]]s, the beach at [[Aves Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)]] (30 minutes by boat), and [[Karamatang Beach]] (13 km), a [[sea turtle]] nesting ground. [[Port Blair]] and Mayabunder are the only ports that can harbour passenger ships from mainland India.

Mayabunder has a public [[college]] named [[Mahatma Gandhi Government College, Mayabunder|Mahatma Gandhi Government College]].

On 24 December 2012, [[Indian Coast Guard]] Station Mayabunder, the first CG Station in the North [[Andaman Islands]] was commissioned by the Defence Secretary, Shri [[Shashi Kant Sharma]].

==Villages==
According to the 2001 census,<ref name="popfi"/> Mayabunder county includes the following villages:
* Asha Nagar (83 inhabitants)
* Bajato (74)
* Bamboo Nallaha (67)
* Basantipur (370)
* Birsa Nagar (180)
* Buddha Nallaha (179)
* Chainpur (452)
* Chappa Nali (29)
* Chuglum Gum (140)
* Danpur (592)
* Devpur (450)
* Dukennagar (691)
* Ganeshpur (56)
* Govindpur (664)
* Hanspuri (280)
* Harinagar (1809)
* Jaipur (461)
* Kamalapur (241)
* Kanchi Nallaha & Bamboo Nallaha (77)
* Karanch Khari (68)
* Karmatang (1637)
* Khukari Tabla (70)
* Lataw (179)
* Lauki Nallaha (847)
* Lucknow (686)
* Luis-in-Let-Bay (6)
* Mayabunder (3182)
* Pahalgaon (1326)
* Paiket Bay (226)
* Paresh Nagar (516)
* Pinakinagar (829)
* Pokadera (1840)
* Profullya Nagar (377)
* Pudumadurai (391)
* Rampur (765)
* Santipur (882)
* Shippi Tikry (118)
* Sundari Khari (79)
* Swadesh Nagar (766)
* Tugapur (1733)
* Webi (476)

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{North and Middle Andaman district |state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in North and Middle Andaman district]]

Mayabunder - Revision history

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