Kalapet
Kalapet, or Kalapettai, is a town and enclave in the Union territory of Puducherry, India. It was annexed by the French in 1703 and has been a part of the Union territory ever since.- Type: Village
- Description: Enclave of Pondicherry, India
- Also known as: “Kalapettai”, “Kālapettai”, and “Kallapet”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auroville and Kottakuppam.
Auroville
Photo: Ashwin Kumar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auroville is a small town 6 km north of Pondicherry. This town was a vision of The Mother from Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry as it's an international town.
Kottakuppam
Town
Kottakuppam is a developing municipality in Viluppuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, approximately 5km from the nearby city of Pondicherry. Kottakuppam is situated 8 km southwest of Kalapet.
Irumbai
Village
Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Irumbai is a village situated next to Auroville in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and at about 10 km from Pondicherry. Irumbai is situated 9 km west of Kalapet.
Kalapet
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Marakanam, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.03084° or 12° 1′ 51″ northLongitude
79.86484° or 79° 51′ 53″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
7J4X2VJ7+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 3639594179OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Kalapet” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kalapet”
- French: “Kalapet”
- Hindi: “कालापेट”
- Irish: “Kalapet”
- Tamil: “காலாப்பட்டு”
- Tamil: “காலாப்பேட்டை”
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