Kasaragod
| Kasaragod ಕಾಸರಗೋಡು | |
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| City | |
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New bus stand circle | |
  Kasaragod Location of Kasaragod in Kerala | |
| Coordinates: 12°30′N 75°00′E / 12.5°N 75.0°ECoordinates: 12°30′N 75°00′E / 12.5°N 75.0°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| Region | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Nearest Airport(s) | Mangalore Airport (India), Calicut International Airport |
| Area | |
| • City | 16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 93.3 km2 (36.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Administrative | Malayalam |
| • Other | Kannada,Tulu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 671121 |
| Telephone code | 91–4994 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-14 |
| Website |
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Kasaragod is a town and a municipality in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala. Kasargod is located 50 Km south of Mangalore city.
Language
The administrative language of the town and municipality is Malayalam.
Tulu, Malayalam, Kannada, Beary bashe (spoken by the Tuluva-Malayalee Muslims) and Konkani are also widely used and Hindi and Urdu to a lesser extent. Havyaka speakers have a strong base in Kannada.[1]
The Malayalam spoken here has influences from Beary bashe and also from the languages of Kannada, Urdu, Konkani and Tulu. The Kannada and Tulu spoken here are also influenced by Malayalam.[2]
Politics
The major political parties are Indian Union Muslim League, CPI(M) and BJP. North Kasaragod is dominated by Indian Union Muslim League and the south part of Kasaragod is dominated by CPI(M). Na nellikkunnu is the present Member of Legislative Assembly, Kerala Legislature. Kasaragod assembly constituency is part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency). CPI(M) member P .Karunakaran is the present MP from Kasargod.[3]
Science and research
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Kasaragod is home to the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, originally established in 1916 as the Coconut Research Station. It is part of India's National Agricultural Research System under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.[4] According to the Institute, Kerala "lies in the heart of the major coconut growing areas of the country." It is also home to the Indian Society for Plantation Crops, which publishes the Journal of Plantation Crops and holds symposiums on the subject. [5]
Climate
Kasaragod experiences a Tropical monsoon climate under the Köppen climate classification.
| Climate data for Kasaragod, Kerala | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.2 (90) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.0 (86) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.6 (87.08) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
22.8 (73) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.9 (75) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.64 (74.55) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.04) |
1 (0.04) |
5 (0.2) |
55 (2.17) |
262 (10.31) |
1,002 (39.45) |
1,190 (46.85) |
647 (25.47) |
338 (13.31) |
229 (9.02) |
77 (3.03) |
18 (0.71) |
3,825 (150.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Kasaragod District
- Kasaragod East
- Mangalore
- List of educational institutions in Kasaragod District
- List of tourist attractions in Kasaragod
References
- ↑ Kumar Suresh Singh (1998). India's communities 6. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1549.
- ↑ A Sreedhara Menon (1 January 2007). A Survey Of Kerala History. DC Books. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-81-264-1578-6.
- ↑ "Kasaragod Parliament Constituency". Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ↑ "About Institute". CPCRI.in. Central Plantation Crops Research Institute. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
The Coconut Research Station at Kasaragod in Kerala was initially established in 1916 by the then Government of Madras and subsequently it was taken over by the Indian Central Coconut Committee in 1948
- ↑ "Indian Society for Plantation Crops". indsocplantationcrops.in. Indian Society for Plantation Crops. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ↑ "CLIMATE: KASARAGOD", Climate-Data.org. Web: .
Location
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| Uduma | Kanhangad | Chattanchal |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kasaragod. |
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Kasaragod travel guide from Wikivoyage - "Places to Visit in Kasargod", Tripoto, retrieved 2 November 2014
- C.P.C.R.I
- CPCRI
- Official Website of the District Administration
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