Pondicherry
Sign in to savePondicherry, officially known as Puducherry, is the capital and most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal to the east and the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture, heritage, and language.
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Puducherry (formerly called Pondicherry) is the capital and largest city of India's Union Territory of Puducherry, located on the southeast coast along the Bay of Bengal. The city is culturally and linguistically closely connected to the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu, which surrounds it and shapes much of its heritage.
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- Puducherry
- Region
- Puducherry
- Country
- India
- Population
- 657,209
- Timezone
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Pondicherry, officially known as Puducherry, is the capital and most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal to the east and the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture, heritage, and language.
==History==