Kavvayi Islands
Kavvayi is a group of small islands, near Payyanur in the Kannur district of Kerala. The island is surrounded by Kavvayi Backwaters.
Kavvayi | |
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village | |
Doodle of Kavvayi by Savad Muhammed | |
Kavvayi Location in Kerala, India Kavvayi Kavvayi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12.09°N 75.18°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Payyanur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kavvayi - Payyanur Municipality |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,464 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670307 |
| Telephone code | +91 4985 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-86 |
The island of Kavvayi was originally named Kavvil Pattanam. It was renamed as Kavvayi by Sir William Hogan, the then district collector of Hosdurg.
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