…It is located about 150 km south-southwest of Madras, surrounded by the South Arcot district of Tamil Nadu, but is a union territory. Pondicherry as a union territory consists of four exclave-like former French port cities: Karaikal, about 70 km south of the mouth of the Cauvery River on the Coromandel coast; Yanam, at the eastern end of Andhra Pradesh; and Mahe, in the northern part of Kerala on the Malabar coast. Together they cover an area of 480 km2 and have a population of 810,000 (1991). The city is located on sand dunes along the Coromandel coast, and has a lagoon to the south. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Mahe" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…マドラスの南南西約150kmにあり,タミル・ナードゥ州の南アルコット県に囲まれているが,連邦直轄領に属する。連邦直轄領としてのポンディシェリーは,コロマンデル海岸では同市のほか,南方約70kmのカーベーリ河口部のカーライカールKaraikal,アーンドラ・プラデーシュ州内東端部にあるヤーナムYanam,またマラバル海岸ではケーララ州内北部のマーヒーMaheの計四つの飛地状の旧フランス領港市からなり,合わせて面積480km2,人口81万(1991)となっている。 市はコロマンデル海岸沿いに延びる砂丘上にあり,その南には潟湖をもつ。… ※「Mahe」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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