Wayanad
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Wayanad district വയനാട് ജില്ല |
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Wayanad scenery on NH 766 Kozhikode-Kollegal
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 Location in Kerala, India |
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| Coordinates: 11°36′18″N 76°04′59″E / 11.605°N 76.083°ECoordinates: 11°36′18″N 76°04′59″E / 11.605°N 76.083°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| Headquarters | Kalpetta |
| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | M I Shanavas |
| • District Collector | B S Thirumeni IAS |
| • District Panchayat President | Ushakumari |
| • District M.L.A's |
Sulthan Bathery : I.C Balakrishnan Kalpetta:C K Saseendran Mananthavady : O.R Kelu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,131 km2 (823 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 816,558 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-12, KL-72, KL-73 |
| Website | www |
Wayanad District is a district in the north-east of Kerala state, India with headquarters at the town of Kalpetta. The district was formed on 1 November 1980 as the 12th district in Kerala by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur districts. The district is 3.79% urbanised, with three municipal towns Kalpetta, Mananthavady and Sulthan Bathery.
Wayanad has seen a recent tourism boom and is now one of the most popular tourist destinations of Kerala. It is the only district in Kerala that shares its borders with both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states. For this reason, it is often visited by tourists from these states. The only Earth Dam in India is Banasura Sagar Dam and the only pine forest of Kerala is Chandanathode. Pulpally in Wayanad boasts of the only Luv Kush Temple in Kerala and Vythiri has the only mirror temple in Kerala which is a Jain temple. The edicts and caves of Ambukuthimala and other evidences state that the place is as old as the beginning of the New Age Civilisation. . The district also houses the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary with four ranges namely Sulthan Bathery, Muthanga, Kurichiat and Tholpetty. Wayanad is also surrounded by the legendary wildlife sanctuaries of Bandipur , Muthanga and Nagarhole. Wayanad also has the largest population of Asian elephants in the world.
Wayanad district is in the southern tip of the Deccan Plateau. Part of the Western Ghats is in the district. In the centre of the district hills are lower in height while the northern area has high hills. The eastern area is flat and open.
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