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Thoothukudi district

Thoothukudi district
தூத்துக்குடி மாவட்டம்
District
Sunrise at Thoothukudi beach
Sunrise at Thoothukudi beach
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°48′10.8″N 78°8′40.2″E / 8.803000°N 78.144500°E / 8.803000; 78.144500Coordinates: 8°48′10.8″N 78°8′40.2″E / 8.803000°N 78.144500°E / 8.803000; 78.144500
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
Municipal Corporations Thoothukudi
Headquarters Thoothukudi
Talukas Ettayapuram, Kovilpatti, Ottapidaram, Sathankulam, Srivaikundam, Thoothukudi, Tiruchendur, Vilathikulam.
Government
 • Collector M. Ravikumar IAS
Area
 • Total 4,745 km2 (1,832 sq mi)
Area rank 10
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,750,176
 • Rank 20
 • Density 369/km2 (960/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 628xxx
Telephone code 0461
ISO 3166 code [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
Vehicle registration TN-69,TN-92
Central location: 8°48′N 78°8′E / 8.800°N 78.133°E / 8.800; 78.133
Website thoothukudi.nic.in

Thoothukudi District, also known as Tuticorin District is a district in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district was formed by dividing Tirunelveli district in 1986 and Thoothukudi is the district headquarters. The district is known for pearl cultivation, with an abundance of pearls being found in the seas offshore. It was formerly ruled by one of the oldest kingdoms in India, the Pandyan Dynasty with the port of Korkai through which trade with Rome happened. The archaeological site at Adichanallur holds the remains of the ancient Tamil civilisation. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,750,176 with a sex-ratio of 1,023 females for every 1,000 males.

Thoothukudi district is situated in the south-eastern corner of Tamil Nadu. It is bounded on the north by the districts of Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar, and Ramanathapuram, on the east and southeast by the Gulf of Mannar and on the west and southwest by Tirunelveli district. The total area of the district is 4621 km². The district of Thoothukudi was carved out as a separate district on 20 October 1986 as a result of bifurcation of the Tirunelveli district.

There are no large reservoirs in this district so the Papanasam and Manimuthar dams located in the Tirunelveli district in the Thamirabarani River's flow are the main sources of irrigation. Other than the Thamirabarani River, the river Vaipar in Vilathikulam taluk, the river Karumeni which traverses through Sathankulam, and Tiruchendur taluks, Palayakayal are all sources.


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