Chatham Island (Andaman Islands)
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Bay of Bengal |
Coordinates | 11°41′17″N 92°43′26″E / 11.688°N 92.724°E |
Archipelago | Andaman Islands |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Area | 0.093 km2 (0.036 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 0.2 km (0.12 mi) |
Width | 0.46 km (0.286 mi) |
Coastline | 1.78 km (1.106 mi) |
Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Administration | |
District | South Andaman |
Island group | Andaman Islands |
Island sub-group | Port Blair Islands |
Tehsil | Port Blair |
Largest settlement | Chatham Island living quarters |
Demographics | |
Population | 1 (2011) |
Pop. density | 10.75/km2 (27.84/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Hindu, Andamanese |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
PIN | 744101[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 |
Chatham Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.[5] The island is located 3 km (2 mi) north of downtown Port Blair.
History
[edit]This is the island where the earliest British settlement in the Andamans began. In 1883, the British established the Chatham Saw Mill.[6][7] In 1990, the Indians built the Forest Museum offering insight on the forest team activities, and has displays on the history of timber milling on the island.
Geography
[edit]The island belongs to the Port Blair Islands and lies in the middle of Port Meadows.
Administration
[edit]Politically, Chatham Island, along neighboring Port Blair Islands, are part of Port Blair Taluk.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Islandwise Area and Population - 2011 Census" (PDF). Government of Andaman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "A&N Islands - Pincodes". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ Official site
- ^ visit
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC – A&N ISLANDS" (PDF). andssw1.and.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands travel guide from Wikivoyage