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Middle Andaman Island

Middle Andaman Island
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Outline map of the Andaman Islands, with the location of Middle Andaman Island highlighted (in red).
Middle Andaman Island is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Middle Andaman Island
Middle Andaman Island
Location of Middle Andaman Island
Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 12°30′00″N 92°50′00″E / 12.5°N 92.833333°E / 12.5; 92.833333Coordinates: 12°30′00″N 92°50′00″E / 12.5°N 92.833333°E / 12.5; 92.833333
Archipelago Andaman Islands
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Middle Andaman Island    
Area 1,523 km2 (588 sq mi)
Length 70 km (43 mi)
Width 28 km (17.4 mi)
Coastline 272 km (169 mi)
Highest elevation 512 m (1,680 ft)
Highest point Mount Diavolo
Administration
District North and Middle Andaman
Island group Andaman Islands
Island sub-group Great Andaman
Taluk Multiple
Largest settlement
Rangat Metropolitan (pop 10,000)
Demographics
Demonym Hindi
Population 55632 (2011)Only middle andaman villages from the 2011 census
Pop. density 36.5 /km2 (94.5 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Hindu, Andamanese, Jarawa
Additional information
Time zone
PIN 744202
Telephone code 031927
Official website www.and.nic.in
ISO Code IN-AN-00
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/
unit_pref Metric
Census Code 35.639.0004
Official Languages Hindi, English

Middle Andaman Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The island belongs to the Great Andaman Chain and is located 73 km (45 mi) north from Port Blair. It is the central island of the Great Andaman archipelago of India, with a total area of 1,536 km². Middle Andaman is separated from North Andaman Island by Austen Strait, and from Baratang Island at the south by Homfray's Strait, both shallow and narrow channels, a few hundred metres wide; and from Interview Island at its west by the navigable Interview Passage.

The island's coastline was inundated by the tsunami resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (26th Dec), though the effect was far less severe when compared with other Islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Politically, Middle Andaman Island, is part of Mayabunder and Rangat Tehsils.

Population of Middle Andaman consists of Bengali, Tamil and Keralite settlers. The island is also home to many of the indigenous Jarawa people. The main occupation of the inhabitants is farming and Agriculture.

Middle Andaman's main towns (Metro population in brackets) are Rangat (10,000), Mayabunder (5,565), Bakultala (4,454), Nimbutala (3,063), and Kadamtala (3,008).


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