Parangipettai

Parangipettai, historically called Porto Novo, is a coastal panchayat town in in the state of . Parangipettai is located on the north bank of the mouth of the Vellar River at a distance of 30 km from .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Parangipettai railway station and Portonovo Lighthouse.

Railway station
Photo: Ahamedpno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is located in , , India. During the British rule in Parangipettai and about 15 years after the independence of the country, the railway transport has been good.

Lighthouse
is a lighthouse in . It is one of seven NAVTEX facilitated lighthouses in India. The lighthouse was established and is maintained by the Directorate of Lighthouses and Lightships at the Ministry of Ports, a ministry of the Government of India.

Parangipettai

Latitude
11.49009° or 11° 29′ 24″ north
Longitude
79.75376° or 79° 45′ 14″ east
Population
25,500
Open location code
7J3XFQR3+2G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 84737240
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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In Other Languages

“Parangipettai” goes by many names.
  • Ukrainian: “Паранґіпеттай”

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