Puducherry

Summary

Puducherry is an union territory of India^[1]. Puducherry ranks in the top 10% of union_territory_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,890 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Puducherry is located in India^[3].
• Puducherry is in the country of India^[4].
• Puducherry's head of government is recorded as N. Rangasamy^[5].
• Puducherry's image is recorded as Pondicherry-Rock beach aerial view.jpg^[6].
• Puducherry's instance of is recorded as union territory of India^[7].
• Puducherry's head of state is recorded as Tamilisai Soundararajan^[8].
• Puducherry's capital is recorded as Pondicherry^[9].
• Puducherry's official language is recorded as Telugu^[10].
• Puducherry's official language is recorded as Tamil^[11].
• Puducherry's official language is recorded as Malayalam^[12].
• Puducherry's official language is recorded as English^[13].
• Puducherry's official language is recorded as French^[14].
• Puducherry's shares border with is recorded as Tamil Nadu^[15].
• Puducherry's shares border with is recorded as Kerala^[16].
• Puducherry's shares border with is recorded as Andhra Pradesh^[17].
• Puducherry's anthem is recorded as Tamil Thai Valthu^[18].
• Puducherry's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of the Government of Puducherry.png^[19].
• Puducherry's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Puducherry district^[20].
• Puducherry's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yanam district^[21].
• Puducherry's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Karaikal district^[22].
• Puducherry's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mahé district^[23].
• Puducherry's legislative body is recorded as Puducherry Legislative Assembly^[24].
• Puducherry's GND ID is recorded as 4622229-7^[25].
• Puducherry's locator map image is recorded as India Puducherry locator map.svg^[26].
• Puducherry's locator map image is recorded as Puducherry in India (claimed and disputed hatched).svg^[27].

Body

Geography

Puducherry is in the country of India^[4]. Puducherry is located in India^[3]. Puducherry's part of is recorded as South India^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Puducherry's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+492'}^[29]. Puducherry's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+16'}^[30]. Puducherry's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1394467'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Puducherry's instance of is recorded as union territory of India^[7].

History and Context

+1954-11-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Puducherry^[32].

Why It Matters

Puducherry ranks in the top 10% of union_territory_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,890 views/month).^[2] Puducherry has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Puducherry is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]