Yanam region

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Yanam region is a small coastal enclave on the eastern coast of India that forms one of the four districts of the Union Territory of Puducherry, known for its historical French influence and Telugu-speaking population.

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Yanam region canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
district
enclave
administrativeHeadquarters Yanam
administrativelyMergedIntoPuducherryOn 1962
associatedWith French colonial architecture
Indo-French culture
borders Andhra Pradesh
climate tropical wet and dry climate
coast Bay of Bengal
coastalFeature estuaries of Godavari river distributaries
country India
currency Indian rupee
demographicGroup Telugu-speaking population
formerColonialPower France
governedAs district of Puducherry
governingBody Government of Puducherry
hasHistoricalInfluenceFrom France
hasLocalSelfGovernment Yanam Municipality
hasMinorityLanguage Malayalam
Tamil
hasNearbyRiver Godavari River
linked to: Godavari
hasPostalCodePrefix 5334xx
highestAdministrativeAuthority Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
historicalEvent transfer from French India to Indian administration
historicalLanguage French
historicalStatus French colony
isoCode IN-PY-YA
legalSystem Indian law
legislativeAssemblyConstituency Yanam
locatedIn India
South India
eastern coast of India
mergedWithIndiaOn 1954
officialLanguage English
French
Telugu
partOf Puducherry
Union Territory of Puducherry
linked to: Puducherry
partOfFormerColony French India
primaryLanguageSpoken Telugu
religionMajority Hinduism
religionMinority Christianity
Islam
timezone IST
usesScriptForTelugu Telugu script
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode PY-04

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