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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mahe
| type = [[List of districts in India|District]]
| other_name = Mahé
| image_map = മയ്യഴി traductions.png
| map_caption = Map of Mahe showing the names of [[list of subdistricts in India|subdivisions]].
| pushpin_map = India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in India
| coordinates = {{coord|11|42|N|75|32|E|type:adm3rd_source:itwiki|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Union territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 8.69
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 41,816
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[English language|English]]
| demographics1_title2 = Additional/Cultural
| demographics1_info2 = [[French language|French]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code =
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 490
| registration_plate = PY-03
| website = http://mahe.gov.in/
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}

'''Mahe district''' ({{lang-ml|മയ്യഴി ജില്ല}}) is one of the four districts of the [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[India]]. It consists of the whole of the [[Mahé, India|Mahé]] region.<ref>[http://mahe.gov.in/ Mahe District official website]</ref> Mahe is the smallest district of [[India]] by size.<ref>[http://www.census2011.co.in/facts/smalldistricts.html title = District census 2011]</ref> The total area of Mahe district is surrounded by [[North Malabar]] of [[Kerala]] State. Three sides by [[Kannur District]] and one side by [[Kozhikode District]]. Geographically Mahe district is part of [[North Malabar]].

It is the sixth least populous district in the country (out of [[Districts of India|731]]).<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mahe district occupies an area of {{convert|8.69|km2|sqmi}}.<ref>http://mahe.gov.in/</ref><ref name="Reference Annual">{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/505913470 |title=India, 2010 : a reference annual |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India |year=2010 |isbn=978-81-230-1617-7 |editor1-last=Dayawanti |editor2-first=Srivastava |editor2-last=unk |edition=54 |location=New Delhi |pages=1222 |chapter=States and Union Territories: Pondicherry: Government |oclc=505913470 |display-editors=1}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Mahe district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 41,816,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Liechtenstein]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = 212 Liechtenstein 35,236 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 635th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|4659|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.86%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Mahe has a [[sex ratio]] of 1,176 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1,000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 98.35%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
===Religion===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Mahe district(2011)
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|value1 = 66.82
|color1 = #ff9933
|label2 = [[Islam]]
|value2 = 30.74
|color2 =#009000
|label3 = [[Christianity]]
|value3 = 2.29
|color3 = blue
|label4 = Other or none
|value4 = 0.55
|color4 = #40d1c7
}}
[[Hinduism]] is the majority religion in Mahe district. Muslims form a significant minority.

Sri Puthalam Bhagavathy Temple in Mahe is an ancient historic temple of [[Bhagavathi]]. The legend of the temple relates the events that occurred during the conflict between the French and Indian armies.<ref>https://mahe.gov.in/tourist-place/tp-puthalam-temple/</ref> There is a historic [[St. Teresa's Shrine, Mahé|St Theresa Church]] in Mahe district; it was constructed by the Christian missionary Ignatius A.S. Hippolytes in 1757 as a part of Mahe Mission.<ref>https://mahe.gov.in/tourist-place/tp-st-theresa-shrine/</ref>

==Tourism==
===Mooppenkunnu (Hillock)===
The Mooppenkunnu is a [[Hillock]]. It is a Heritage picnic spot in Mahe district. There are pavements to walk, benches to rest and a restroom facility for the tourists. The hillock contains the historic Light House and is a famous sunset view point.<ref>https://mahe.gov.in/tourist-place/tp-hillock/</ref>

===Walkway===
[[File:Mahe Boat House.jpg|thumb|]]
The walkway on the banks of [[Mahé River]] is a major tourist attraction. The walkway surrounds around the landscape of the Mahe town. The Walkway has park benches to relax and enjoy the beauty of Mahe River.<ref>https://mahe.gov.in/tourist-place/tp-walkway/</ref>

===Azhimukham===
Azhimukham is the estuary of [[Mahe River]] and the Arabian Sea. There is a small Tagore Park situated here. Recently there has been a reconstruction which added a 2  km walkway along the bank of river from the estuary towards Mahe Bridge.<ref>https://mahe.gov.in/tourist-place/tp-azhimukham/</ref>

==See also==
* [[Mahé (disambiguation)]]
* [[Karaikal district]]
* [[Yanam district]]
* [[Puducherry district]]
* [[North Malabar]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://mahe.gov.in}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Mahe district
|North = [[Kannur district]], [[Kerala]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Kannur district]], [[Kerala]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Kozhikode district]], [[Kerala]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Kannur district]], [[Kerala]]
|Northwest =
}}

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{{Puducherry}}

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