Kanhangad

Kanhangad () is a commercial city, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kanhangad
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Kanhangad Combined places 2018.png
Settlement.image_caption: Left to right: Hosdurg Fort, Nityananda Ashram, Old Bus Stand, Railway Station, New Bus Stand, Gandhi Smriti Mandapam, Government District Hospital, Anandashram
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Kerala#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kerala, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kerala
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kasaragod
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name3: North Malabar
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Incorporated
Settlement.subdivision_name4: 1956
Settlement.established_title: Municipality Established
Settlement.established_date: 1984

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Area: 39.54
Elevation: 0
Image: Kanhangad Town.jpg
Dialing code: 4997

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postal code: 671315
Commons category: Kanhangad

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Kanhangad () is a commercial city, located in the Kasaragod District, 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.