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Vellore

Tamil Naducity

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Vellore

Total population

186,000

Coordinates12.91°, 79.13°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Overview

Vellore, also spelled Velur, is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Vellore district. Located on the banks of the Palar River, it is surrounded by the Javadi Hills, an extension of the Eastern Ghats. The city covers an area of 76.09 km2 (29.38 sq mi), and is further sub-divided into 60 wards across four zones. It is administered by the Vellore Municipal Corporation, headed by a mayor, who is elected by the councilors of the respective wards. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 315,128. It is a part of the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency, which elects its Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha, and the Vellore state assembly constituency that elects its member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
12.9072
Longitude
79.1310
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.41
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,973

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
5,075
Avg daily Wikipedia views
169
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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Official Identifiers

Local Government Directory (India)

LGD code
596342
Population (Wikidata)
1,365
Wikidata
Q16310858

LGD code via Wikidata P5578

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Local Government Directory (India) — LGD code via Wikidata P5578