Yanam

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Yanam is a coastal town and district enclave of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India, historically influenced by French colonial rule and culturally linked to the Telugu-speaking region of Andhra Pradesh.

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Yanam canonical 12
Yanam (town) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
district enclave
town
administrativeHeadTitle Regional Administrator
administrativeStatus district of Puducherry
associatedWith French-Indian cultural heritage
belongsTo Puducherry (parts)
surface form: Puducherry district grouping of enclaves
borderedBy Andhra Pradesh
East Godavari district
climate tropical wet and dry climate
coast Bay of Bengal
colonialStatus French India enclave
country India
culturallyLinkedTo Andhra Pradesh
culturalRegion Telugu-speaking region
formerColonialPower France
formerName Yanaon
governingBody Government of Puducherry
hasEducationalInstitutionType colleges
schools
historicalEvent de facto transfer to India in 1954
de jure transfer to India in 1962
historicalInfluence French colonial rule
languageFamily Dravidian languages
legislativeAssemblyConstituency Yanam (Puducherry Assembly constituency)
locatedIn Godavari Delta
surface form: Godavari River delta region

India
South India
east coast of India
officialLanguage English
French
Telugu
partOf Puducherry
Puducherry
surface form: Union Territory of Puducherry
postalCodeType PIN
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale industry
trade
religionMajority Hinduism
religionMinority Christianity
Islam
river Godavari
surface form: Gautami Godavari River
telephoneCodeType STD code
timezone IST
urbanStatus municipal town
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode PY-04

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