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'''Kalapet''', or '''Kalapettai''', is a town and enclave in the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[India]]. It was annexed by the French in 1703 and has been a part of the Union territory ever since. It forms a part of the [[Pondicherry province]] of the [[Pondicherry district]] of the territory.<br />
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== Location ==<br />
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Kalapet is the northernmost enclave of [[Pondicherry district]] and is surrounded on three sides by the [[Viluppuram district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] while the [[Bay of Bengal]] bounds it on the east. It is cut off from the rest of Puducherry by the state of Tamil Nadu. It is located along the [[East Coast Road]].<ref name="drainage">{{cite news|title=Works launched for drainage facility on ECR |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/04/stories/2006110404980300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125044418/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/04/stories/2006110404980300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|date=4 November 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Puducherry|accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref><br />
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It is the location of the Puducherry Central Jail<ref name="jailjammers">{{cite news|title=Too close to prison, mobile towers render jammers ineffective |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3876736.ece|date=9 September 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Puducherry|accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref> and [[Pondicherry University]].<ref name="mmsreception">{{cite news|title=Rousing reception for Manmohan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3587726.ece|first=Jaishankar|last=C|date=30 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Puducherry|accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kalapet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)]]<br />
* [[Pondicherry University]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Puducherry district]]<br />
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