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Wayanad district

district of Kerala, India
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Summary

Wayanad district is a district of India[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of district of india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,099 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kerala[3]
  • Country: India[4]
  • Capital: Kalpetta[5]
  • Shares border with: Kannur district[6], Kozhikode district[7], Nilgiris district[8], Chamarajanagar district[9], Mysuru district[10], Malappuram district[11]
  • Commons category: Wayanad district[12]
  • Inception: November 1, 1980[13]
  • Official website: http://www.wayanad.nic.in[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Wayanad district[15]
  • Population: 817,420[16], 786,627[17]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
  • Official name: വയനാട്[20]
  • Number of households: 190,894[21]
  • Female population: 415,736[22]
  • Male population: 401,684[23]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Wayanad district[24]
  • Short name: WAY[25]
  • Different from: Wayanad District Panchayat[26]
  • Elevation above sea level: 700 m[27]
  • Area: 2132 km²[28]
  • Urban population: 31,580[29]
  • Rural population: 785,840[30]
  • Illiterate population: 171,835[31]
  • Literate population: 645,585[32]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Wayanad district[33]

Why It Matters

Wayanad district has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

India Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2011 census of India. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . local government in India. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . lsgkerala.gov.in. lsgkerala.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Different from → Wayanad District Panchayat
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    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kerala
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'as', 'bh', 'bn', 'ca', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
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