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Kasaragod
ಕಾಸರಗೋಡು
City
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Kasaragod is located in Kerala
Kasaragod
Kasaragod
Location of Kasaragod in Kerala
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Country  India
State Kerala
Region Kerala
District Kasaragod
Nearest Airport(s) Mangalore Airport (India), Calicut International Airport
Area
 • City 16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
 • Metro 93.3 km2 (36.0 sq mi)
Elevation 19 m (62 ft)
Languages
 • Administrative Malayalam
 • Other Kannada,Tulu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 671121
Telephone code 91–4994
Vehicle registration KL-14
Website www.kasargod.nic.in

Kasaragod is a town and a municipality in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala. Kasargod is located 50 Km south of Mangalore city.

Language

The administrative language of the town and municipality is Malayalam.

Tulu, Malayalam, Kannada, Beary bashe (spoken by the Tuluva-Malayalee Muslims) and Konkani are also widely used and Hindi and Urdu to a lesser extent. Havyaka speakers have a strong base in Kannada.[1]

The Malayalam spoken here has influences from Beary bashe and also from the languages of Kannada, Urdu, Konkani and Tulu. The Kannada and Tulu spoken here are also influenced by Malayalam.[2]

Politics

The major political parties are Indian Union Muslim League, CPI(M) and BJP. North Kasaragod is dominated by Indian Union Muslim League and the south part of Kasaragod is dominated by CPI(M). Na nellikkunnu is the present Member of Legislative Assembly, Kerala Legislature. Kasaragod assembly constituency is part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency). CPI(M) member P .Karunakaran is the present MP from Kasargod.[3]

Science and research

Central Plantation Crops Research Institute

Kasaragod is home to the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, originally established in 1916 as the Coconut Research Station. It is part of India's National Agricultural Research System under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.[4] According to the Institute, Kerala "lies in the heart of the major coconut growing areas of the country." It is also home to the Indian Society for Plantation Crops, which publishes the Journal of Plantation Crops and holds symposiums on the subject. [5]

Climate

Kasaragod experiences a Tropical monsoon climate under the Köppen climate classification.

Climate data for Kasaragod, Kerala
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.4
(88.5)
31.5
(88.7)
32.2
(90)
32.7
(90.9)
32.2
(90)
29.3
(84.7)
28.2
(82.8)
28.4
(83.1)
28.8
(83.8)
30.0
(86)
31.0
(87.8)
31.5
(88.7)
30.6
(87.08)
Average low °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
22.8
(73)
24.3
(75.7)
25.9
(78.6)
25.7
(78.3)
23.9
(75)
23.4
(74.1)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
23.8
(74.8)
23.1
(73.6)
22.0
(71.6)
23.64
(74.55)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1
(0.04)
1
(0.04)
5
(0.2)
55
(2.17)
262
(10.31)
1,002
(39.45)
1,190
(46.85)
647
(25.47)
338
(13.31)
229
(9.02)
77
(3.03)
18
(0.71)
3,825
(150.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

See also

References

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  6. "CLIMATE: KASARAGOD", Climate-Data.org. Web: [1].

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