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| leader_name = K.V.Sujatha
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| leader_name1 = Arun K Vijayan IAS
| leader_title2 = Deputy Superintendent of Police
| leader_name2 = T.N. Sajeevan
| leader_title3 = Loksabha Member
| leader_name3 = [[Rajmohan Unnithan]]
| leader_title4 = Sitting MLA
| leader_name4 = [[E. Chandrasekharan]]
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'''Kanhangad''' ({{IPA-ml|kɑːɲʌŋɑːɖ|pron|Kanhangad_R1.ogg}}) or '''Kanjangad''' is a located in the [[Kasaragod District]], [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Kerala]], [[India]].

== Location ==
The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with [[Kasaragod]] as the northern border, [[Nileshwar]], popularly known as the 'cultural town' of [[Kasaragod]] district with its rich rivers and lakes; as the southern boundary. The eastern part of Kanhangad is categorized as [[Panathur]] area with the difference in terrain mainly because of the hilly terrain and [[hill stations]] and to the West lies the [[Arabian Sea]].
The importance of Kanhangad is that it lies in the exact centre between the two major cities [[Mangalore]] and [[Kannur]], equidistant from their respective district headquarters.

[[File:KanhangadLSGI.svg|thumb|Map of Kanhangad Municipality]]

== Geography ==
'''Kanhangad''' lies at 12°18′0″N 75°5.4′0″E in the geographic map of [[Kasaragod]]. It is a coastal town which has a varied topography with plain areas in the centre of the city. The landscape is dominated by the characteristic coconut palms accompanying rolling hills and streams flowing into the sea. In the East, there are hilly areas of [[Madikai]] . The western region has powdered sand and a mix of laterite and alluvial soil in the areas between. The hilly areas typically consists of red sand.

The [[Arabian Sea]] lies in the west and [[Western Ghats]] in the east. The [[Neeleshwaram River]] originates from the [[Kinanoor|Kinanoor hills]] , passes south through Arangadi and drains into the [[Nileshwar]] .<ref>{{cite news | url=https://kasargod.gov.in/about-district/}}</ref>

==Etymology==
As cited in the ''Vadakkan Paattu'' or the [[North Malabar]] folklore songs, there was a temple in the name of ''Kanjiram Kaattappan'' and through this the name Kanjangad was derived. Another popular belief is that it was derived out of ''Kanjiramkadu'' which means a forest of [[Strychnine tree]]. As per historic records, the place was ruled by ''Kanjan'', a tribal representative of [[Kolathiri]] which later came to be known as ''Kanjante naadu'' which means 'land of Kanjan' in Malayalam; later constricted as Kanhangad. There is also another legend that the name was derived from a [[Sanskrit]] word ''Kanchanaghatta''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kanhangad official site|url=http://www.kanhangadmunicipality.in/ml/history}}</ref>

==History==
It was cited in old folklore that the area of Kanhangad was under the reign of king Nanda Raja of [[Mushika Kingdom|Mushaka Rajya]], headquartered in [[Ezhimala]] Kannur region during the [[Sangam period]]. The historic region was known as ''Poozhinadu'' and later ''Paduvanadu''. However, the history of Kanhangad can be clearly understood only by the 8th century. During this period the area was a part of the 2nd [[Chera Dynasty]]. It was one of the 32 [[Tulu language|Tulu]] villages under the administration of [[Payyannur]] ''kazhakam'' of Chera Dynasty.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} The illustrations of a Chera King, Bhaskaran Ravi Varman II obtained from [[Pullur, Kasaragod|Pullur]] shows the political sovereignty of the Chera Kingdom in this region.

Later, when [[Kolathunadu]] of [[Kolathiri]] dynasty from Kannur administered the region, [[Kolathiri]] appointed Kanhan as the baron of the region. So the name ''Kanhante Naadu'', meaning 'Kanhan's Province' contracted to Kanhangad.

Due to the collapse of the Kolathiri Dynasty, the reign of ''Elamkoor'' came to an end and the powerful elite barons renowned as ''Ettadukkal lords'' gained the strength. Among them, the mightiest was Allohalan, whose reign was concentrated around [[Sree Madiyan Koolom Temple|Madiyan Kovilakam]]. With the help of the [[Zamorin]], Kolathiri has assassinated him and established a new dynasty at Neeleswaram headquarters. Earlier Kanhangad was a crucial port in all sense. Hence the [[Vijayanagara]] kings attacked Kanhangad too during their conquest of [[Tulu Nadu]]. After the fall of the Vijayanagara dynasty, the Ikkeri Kings have been attacking this area since the 1630s.<ref>{{cite web|title=kanhangad municipality official site|url=http://www.kanhangadmunicipality.in/ml/history}}</ref>

Since Kanhangad became a part of [[Nileshwaram]] kingdom following the reign of the [[Kolathunadu]], the land witnessed frequent conflicts between Nileshwaram kingdom and [[Nayakas of Keladi|Ikkeri Nayaks of Bednore]]. When the Ikkeri Nayaks defeated the Nileshwaram kingdom, the region came under the Keladi Nayaka Kingdom. In 1713 Somashekara Nayaka constructed a new fort to resist further attacks from Nileshwaram kingdom. The fort is now known as [[Hosdurg Fort|Puthiyakotta or Hosdurg]], meaning 'New Fort' in [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] and [[Kannada Language|Kannada]] respectively.

In the 1760s [[Haidar Ali]] captured the land from Ikkeri Nayaks and the region came under the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore Kingdom]] which was later merged with the south [[Kanara]] district. In 1799, soon after the death of [[Tipu Sultan]] the entire region came under the control of [[East India Company]]. Till 1862, Kanhangad was in Bekal Taluk under [[Bombay Presidency]]. On 15 April 1862 when the [[Dakshina Kannada]] region shifted to [[Madras Presidency]], the region came under [[Kasaragod taluk]]. After the formation of [[Kerala|Kerala State]], Kasaragod taluk was divided and Kanhangad came under [[Hosdurg taluk]] on 1 January 1957.

==Politics==
Kanhangad was an important centre of the [[Indian independence movement|Indian National movement]]. The Congress Working Committee joined at Kanhangad on 1 January 1925 and decided to launch a massive [[Khadi]] centre. It has given good direction to the freedom struggle in addition to the increase in the enthusiasm which the promotion of Khaadi had. In January 1925, the Hosdurg unit of the Indian National Congress was formed. AC Kannan Nair was the first President and KT Kunhiraman Nambiar was the first Secretary.

Many members of the ''Janmis'' or Noblemen and ordinary people from this region attended the [[Simon Commission]] for boycotting and [[Civil Disobedience]] movement. In April 1926, Vidwan P. Kelu Nair setup the Vighyanadayini National [[Sanskrit]] School in Vellikoth (Bellikoth) to promote National education. Later the school became the main centre of the National Movement in the region. The prominent Congress leaders like AC Kannan Nair, KT Kunhiraman Nambiar, Damodara Bhaktan, Vidwan P Kelunayar and E Raghava Panikkar were the teachers in this school. Keralite [[K. Madhavan]] and Gandhi Krishnan Nair were students here.

They attended the State Congress Conference held at [[Payyannur]] on 26 and 27 May in 1928 and K. Madhavan participated in it as a volunteer. In 1930, five people participated in the [[Salt Satyagraha]] protest under the leadership of [[K. Kelappan]]. There was active participation of people from Kanhangad in the 1921 [[Guruvayoor Satyagraha]] and the 1942 [[Quit India Movement]].

AC. Kannan Nair who was the Congress president of Hosdurg Thaluk in 1925 has fought against untouchability. He also started the Vallabhai Library in Kottacherry which helped the National movement a lot in the region. The prominent leaders who participated in the Indian freedom struggle from Kanhangad include Vidwan P. Kelu Nair, who has a high graduation in Sanskrit language, Gandhi Krishnan Nair, who lost his eyes during Toddy shop picketing, H. Vasudev who has worked in National Movement since a young age, Damodara Shenoy, K. Madhavan, who participated in the Salt Satyagraha, Achyutha Shenoy who was tortured by Police for participating in the Quit India Movement, editors of Shakti Magazine, and K.T Kunhiraman Nambiyar who was famous as a person who was the volunteer captain of the [[Kerala Congress]] Conference in 1926.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.kanhangadmunicipality.in/ml/history |title=ചരിത്രം |trans-title=History |language=ml|publisher=Kanhangad Municipality}}</ref>

===Post Independence===
Hosdurg area was a sub-taluk of Kasaragod taluk. This information was recorded in the first censorship after independence in 1951. Following the linguistic [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956|state reorganization]], Kasaragod taluk was split from the southern Karnataka region and was merged with [[Malabar district]] and the state of Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956. On 1 November 1957, Malabar was divided into 3 districts of Kannur, Kozhikode and Palakkad. The division of Kasaragod and Hosdurg Taluk were under Kannur district.

The Kasaragod district came into being on 24 May 1984 and Kanhangad municipality was formed on June 1984. On 28 May 2013, Kasaragod Taluk was divided into Kasaragod and Manjeswaram taluks and Hosdurg taluk were split into Hosdurg and Vellarikundu taluks.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://kasargod.gov.in/history/| title= Kasargod }}</ref>

===Assembly===
====Loksabha====
Kanhangad is a part of the [[Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kasaragod constituency]] which extends from [[Manjeshwaram]] in Kasaragod district to [[Kalliasseri]] in Kannur district. [[Rajmohan Unnithan]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] party is currently representing the Kasaragod constituency since May, 2019.

====State Assembly====
Kanhangad's assembly constituency (Number 4) is a part of the Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency). [[E. Chandrasekharan]] of Left Democratic Front is the current MLA and also the current Revenue Minister of Kerala.

==Administration==
Kanhangad which was initially a special grade panchayat was upgraded to a Municipality on 1 June 1984. Kanhangad is a [[subdistrict]] in Kasaragod district and the [[Municipalities of Kerala|Kanhangad Municipality]] is in charge of the civic and infrastructural assets of the city. The Kasargod district is divided into two Revenue divisions, Kasargod division in the north and Kanhangad division is the south respectively. It has two [[Taluk]]s under it namely [[Hosdurg]] and [[Vellarikundu]]. The two municipalities Kanhangad and Nileshwar, out of the three in the district comes under the Hosdurg Taluk which has a total of 29 villages under it. After the inauguration of Mini Civil Station, the old Taluk office building which was constructed during the time of British was renovated as a historic monument. Under the local self-government, Kanhangad [[Block Panchayat|block]] has a total of 5 [[Panchayats]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://kasargod.gov.in/village-panchayats/}}</ref>

[[File:KanhangadMulticipalOffice1.jpg|thumb|Kanhangad Municipality Office]]

A part of northern Kanhangad, [[Ajanur]] is a bureaucratic nicety and a [[Census town]]. Some parts of Kanhangad town is put under an administrative unit called Ajanur Panchayath. The suburb continues to be part and parcel of Kanhangad city.

[[File:Hosdurg thaluk office-old building.jpg|thumb|Old Hosdurg Taluk Office building]]

The entire administrative area of Kanhangad lies in [[Hosdurg]] or Puthiyakotta. It includes all administrative units and offices like [[Municipality]] office, [[Taluk]] Office, Judicial Magistrate [[Court]], Mini [[Civil Station]], Police station, Fire station, [[District Educational Office]], District Medical Office, [[Regional Transport Office]], Revenue Divisional Office, District [[Homeopathy]] Hospital, Government [[Veterinary]] clinic and so on.

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kanhangad UA has a total population of 229,168 which makes it the 14th most populous UA in the state (''See'' [[Demographics of Kerala]]). Males constitute 46.5% of the population and females 53.5%. Kanhangad has an average literacy rate of 92.6%, higher than the national average of 74.04%. Male literacy is 96.17%, and female literacy is 89.56%. In Kanhangad, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. There are 7425 male children and 7063 female children between the age 0–6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011, the Child Sex Ratio of Kanhangad is 951 which is less than the Average Sex Ratio (1,144).

== Economy ==
Agriculture and fishing are the primary sources of income for residents of the region. The soil and topography allow for a diverse selection of crops: [[Rubber]], [[Black pepper|pepper]], [[cashew]] and [[ginger]] are the important crops that are grown in the eastern part of the region, which comprises forests and hilly areas. In the coastal areas are grown: [[coconut]], [[rice]] and [[tobacco]].

Since the oil boom of the ’80s, young people have migrated to the oil-producing Gulf countries in pursuit of lucrative job opportunities. This has considerably changed the economic situation and lifestyle of the residents. Many families depend on money sent home by family members working in the Gulf and other regions. Kanhangad had a larger diaspora in the Gulf countries.
The remittance from these countries supported the economic activities a lot. (''See'' [[Kerala Gulf diaspora]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=kerala diaspora|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/90-per-cent-of-kerala-diaspora-in-middle-east-study-667461%3famp=1&akamai-rum=off}}</ref>

The laterite (''Cheadi'') and red soil which is found in the Kanhangad and the surrounding areas are excavated and processed for export. The best quality [[cashews]] in Kerala are cultivated in Kanhangad. This industry has been able to secure a lot of foreign exchange by exporting it. One of the largest public sector enterprise in Kanhangad is the China Clay Factory in Vazhunnoradi.<ref>{{cite web|title=kanhangad municipality official site-paragraph 5|url=http://www.kanhangadmunicipality.in/ml/history}}</ref> Now the government has plans to start a Cashew liquor factory <ref>{{cite web|title=liquor factory|url=http://www.kasargodvartha.com/2019/01/cashew-liquor-manufacturing-factory-is.html?m=1}}</ref> and the first ever meat processing plant and college in India here.<ref>{{cite web|title=meat processing|date=22 January 2019|url=http://janayugomonline.com/india-first-meat-processing-college/}}</ref>

== Climate ==
Kanhangad experiences a [[Tropical monsoon climate]] under the [[Köppen climate classification]].
The southwest [[monsoon]] begins towards the end of May, or the beginning of June, brought about by the monsoon clouds from the [[Arabian Sea]] heralded by thunderstorms, and lasts till September. October brings in the northeast monsoon typically begins with drizzling and later with heavy rainfall. Dry weather sets in by the end of December which brings the [[Winter]]. January and February are the coolest months of the year. March marks the beginning of [[Summer]] apparently April and May being very hot.
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| location=Kanhangad, Kerala
| source=Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.org">
"CLIMATE: KANHANGAD",
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| 21.8|22.9|24.4|25.8|25.8|23.9|23.5|23.7|23.7|23.8|23.3|22.0
| 2|3|5|59|285|984|1203|606|323|237|81|16
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== Notable people ==
*[[K. K. Venugopal]] - Attorney General of India
*[[Bellikoth Raghunath Shenoy]]- Economist
*[[Swami Ramdas]] - Saint
*[[P. Kunhiraman Nair]] - Malayalam Poet
*[[K. Madhavan]] - Freedom fighter
*[[Kanayi Kunhiraman]] - Sculptor
*[[C.M. Padmanabhan Nair]] - Politician
*[[P. Karunakaran]] - Politician
*[[E. Chandrasekharan]] - Politician
*[[Kanhangad Ramachandran]] - Singer
*[[Vysakh]] - Director
*[[Santhosh Echikkanam]] - Writer
*[[Mahima Nambiar]] - Actress
*Dr.[[Ambikasuthan Mangad]] - Writer
*[[Senna Hegde]] - Film Director

== Media ==
A local news channel called "City channel" that covers local events and news from Kanhangad and nearby places is operating from Kanhangad. It also has news bureaus of major Malayalam news papers namely [[Mathrubhumi]] and [[Malayala Manorama]] operating from the city and also channels like Kasargod vision, a unit of [[Kerala Vision]].
There are also local news papers that are being printed and published from the city like the "Latest". [[The Vision (magazine)|The Vision]] is a monthly magazine published by the spiritual center Anandashram, in Kanhangad.

[[TRAI]] has announced Kanhangad as one of the cities for expansion of radio stations through the third phase pertaining to the introduction of private FM radio channels in 253 new cities/towns each with a population of more than 1 lakh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Special – New FM stations|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 April 2015|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/fm-channels-for-3-more-towns/article7100593.ece|last1=Pillai|first1=R. Ramabhadran}}</ref>

==Education==
With a good literacy rate, Kanhangad is home to many schools and colleges. It has also produced eminent teachers and scholars like P Kunhiraman Nair. Out of the two Education Divisions in the district, Kanhangad [[District Educational Office|DEO]] has 46 [[Primary schools|UP]] schools and 72 [[High Schools]] under it; apart from the private schools. The rest of the schools in the district comes under the 'Kasargod Education District' division.

[[File:12006 gvhss Kanahngad.jpg|thumb|GVHSS Kanhangad]]

Kanhangad has other prominent institutions like [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]<ref>https://www.kvkanhangad.org/</ref> and Navodaya Vidyalaya, located at Periya. Periya also has a campus of the Central University of Kerala. One of the oldest colleges in the district, Nehru Arts and Science College<ref name=":1">{{Cite web | url=http://www.nasc.ac.in/ |title = Home}}</ref> is a landmark educational institution in the region. The Agricultural University of Kerala at Padannakkad is another notable institution. The [[Science park]] at Chemmatamvayal is a place of importance for the school children. There is a Sub centre of the Kerala Civil Services Academy adjacent to it.

[[File:Nehru College, Kanhangad. (4600581357).jpg|thumb|Nehru College]]

Some of the major educational institutions include:

=== Colleges ===
*[[Central University of Kerala]]
*College of Agriculture, Padannakad
*[[Nehru Arts and Science College]]<ref name=":1" />
* Swami Nithyananda Poly Technic College
*[[Nithyananda Institute of Technology, Kanhangad|Swami Nithyananda Institute of Technology]]
*PNPS Ayurveda Medical College
*[[North Malabar Institute of Technology]]
*C. K Nair Management and Arts College
*Sree Narayana College of Management Studies

=== Schools ===
*[[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kasaragod|Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]]
*[[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]
*[[Durga Higher Secondary School]]
*[[Chinmaya Vidyalaya]]
* Christ CMI Public School<ref>http://christkanhangad.com/</ref>

==Literature==
The face of literature in Kanhangad is [[P. Kunhiraman Nair]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6547389.P_Kunhiraman_Nair|title=P. Kunhiraman Nair}}</ref> who was a Malayalam poet and teacher. There is a memorial and public reading room at Kanhangad in remembrance of the poet and also being a native of Kasaragod, he spent a greater part of his life teaching at the Raja's High School at Kollengode, where his memorial was set up as a prominent centre of Kerala's art and culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.keralaculture.org/p-kunhiraman-nair-memorial-kollamkode/520}}</ref>

[[File:P Smaraka Mandiram Kanhangad.jpg|thumb|upright|right|P. Smaraka Mandiram]]

Kanhangad has also produced other notable authors too like P.V Kunhikkannan who is popularly known with his pen name P.V.K Panayal <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Sahitya-Akademi-awards-announced/article16300008.ece/amp/ |title=Sahitya Akademi awards announced |newspaper=The Hindu |date=12 May 2010}}</ref> who has even won the [[Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award]], [[Santhosh Echikkanam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://keralaliteraturefestival.com/speakers_more.aspx?id=Mjk2}}</ref> and Dr. [[Ambikasuthan Mangad]].

==Transportation==

=== Road ===
Kanhangad is well connected to [[Kannur]], [[Kozhikode]], [[Kasaragod]], [[Madikeri]] and [[Mangalore]] through Road. [[National Highway 66 (India)|NH-66]] (previously known as [[National Highway 17 (India)|NH-17]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Special – New National Highway Numbers|url=http://bharathautos.com/special-new-national-highway-numbers.html|access-date=10 August 2012}}</ref>), which runs from [[Panvel]] (in [[Maharashtra]]) to [[Kanyakumari]] (in [[Tamil Nadu]]), passes through [[Mavungal]] which is 3 km east to Kanhangad town in a north–south direction and connects with [[Kasaragod]], [[Mangalore]], [[Udupi]], etc. in north and [[Kannur]], [[Kochi]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], etc. in the south. [[State Highway 57 (Kerala)|SH 57]], a 29.0 km State Highway connects Kasaragod to Kanhangad via [[Bekal]] and [[Udma]] in the north and it merges with the [[National Highway 66 (India)|NH-66]] at [[Kanhangad south]]. Kanhangad is connected to [[Madikeri]], [[Coorg]], [[Mysuru]] and [[Bangalore]] via '''Kanhangad''' - [[Panathur]] - [[Madikeri]] Highway which is planned to be upgraded as National Highway.<ref>{{cite web|title=Special – New National Highway Numbers|date=26 October 2017|url=https://starofmysore.com/centre-clears-upgradation-kanhangad-madikeri-state-highway-national-highway/}}</ref> [[National Highway 66 (India)|NH-66]] meets with Kanhangad-Panathur-Madikeri Highway and forms a junction in [[Mavungal]]. Kanhangad has one of the [[Regional Transport Office]]s in the district with KL60 registration. (''See'' [[List of RTO districts in Kerala]])

===Rail===
{{Main|Kanhangad Railway Station}}

[[Kanhangad Railway Station]] is one of the railway stations that lies in the [[Shoranur - Mangalore Section]] of the [[Southern Railway Zone (India)|Southern Railway]]s. The station comes under A - category stations of [[Palakkad railway division|Palakkad Division]].

The proposed railway line between Kanhangad and [[Kaniyuru]] which connects [[Bangalore]] is under review. If implemented, Kanhangad station will be upgraded as a [[Railway Junction]] and a special train service from Kanhangad to [[Bangalore]] will be a major push for the station and this will also accelerate the development of the city and entire [[North Malabar]] region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Special – New railway line|date=31 August 2015|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150831/nation-current-affairs/article/kanjangad-kaniyur-rail-route-survey-completed}}</ref>

===Air===
[[Mangalore International Airport]], Bajpe at a distance of 85.7 km and [[Kannur International Airport]] at a distance of 89.4 km are the nearest airports from Kanhangad via NH66.

A proposed [[Aerodrome|Air Strip]] at [[Periya, Kasaragod|Periya]] is under review which if materialised will ensure a never before domestic air transport that will boost the tourism sector in the region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Special – Periya airstrip|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/nov/10/keralas-airstrip-project-takes-wing-with-arrival-of-mahindra-aerospace-1896131.html}}</ref>

===Waterway===
The government has plans to introduce a waterway from [[Kovalam]] to Bekal. Proximity of Kanhangad with [[Nileshwar]] too increases the significance of the region.<ref>{{cite web|title=waterways|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2018/02/14/finish-kovalam-kasaragod-waterway-kerala-cm.amp.html}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Ajanur#Ajanur vs. Kanhangad|Ajanur]]
* [[Anandashram, Kanhangad|Anandashram]]
* [[Kasaragod]]
* [[Mangalore]]
* [[Mavungal]]
* [[Nileshwaram]]
* [[Panathur]]
* [[Pullur, Kasaragod|Pullur]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Port cities in India]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in India]]

Kanhangad - Revision history

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