Chinnamuttom
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Chinnamuttom | ||
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Village | ||
Chairman | E. Silvester s/o Ennasiyar | |
Area | ||
• Total | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) | |
Population (2012) | ||
• Total | 15,000 | |
Languages | ||
• Official | UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 629 702 | |
Telephone code | 91-4652 (Chinnamuttom Village) | |
Vehicle registration | TN 74 & 75 |
Chinnamuttom is a special-grade village in
Etymology
The name comes from Tamil word Muttu (Tamil: முட்டு); (முட்டு = Edge).
Geography
Chinnamuttom is located at 8°05′40″N 77°33′41″E / 8.094345°N 77.561445°E,
Climate
Chinnamuttom experiences a vast amount of rainfall during the
The following table shows the climate data for chinnamuttom:
Climate data for Chinnamuttom | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.0 (87.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24 (75) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.5 (76.0) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 13.6 (0.54) |
13.2 (0.52) |
27.3 (1.07) |
62.1 (2.44) |
54.2 (2.13) |
84.1 (3.31) |
47.4 (1.87) |
39 (1.5) |
45 (1.8) |
126.6 (4.98) |
166.5 (6.56) |
55.3 (2.18) |
734.3 (28.9) |
Average precipitation days | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 11.3 | 9 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 72.9 |
Source: World Weather Information Service[2] |
Religion
After separating from Kanyakumari, a Roman Catholic parish was created during the late 1990s in the name of Thomas the Apostle, who visited India in 52 AD. The first mass was held by Rt. Rev. Fr. Leon Dharmaraj, the Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottar. There were about 800 families in this original church. In October, there is a pilgrimage festival that lasts for 10 days.
Gallery
Fishing harbours
Along Tamil Nadu's 1,076 km (669 mi) coastline, there are 3 major fishing harbours, 4 medium fishing harbours, and 10 fish-landing centres developed for safe berthing of boats and for hygienic landing and handling of fish catches.
Chinnamuttom has the only fishing harbour in
Expansion of harbour
The harbour was badly damaged in the
As of 2013,[update] there are 300 mechanized boats, 115 fibre-reinforced boats and 15 country boats in the harbour. Another 500 mechanized boats from the nearby areas use the harbour.[4]
Marine Police
A three-level Coastal Security Scheme (CSS) is being implemented[
Indian Ocean Tsunami
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami caused significant damage to the harbour. The tsunami arrived in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu along the southeast coast of the Indian mainland shortly after 9:00 a.m. At least two hours later, it arrived in the state of Kerala along the southwest coast. Tamil Nadu and Kerala were extensively damaged, while Andhra Pradesh sustained moderate damage. On the southeast coast it arrived at 9:05 a.m. at Visakhapatnam, 9:05 a.m. at Kakinada, 9:05 a.m. at Chennai, and 9:37 a.m. at Tuticorin. On the southwest coast it arrived at 11:10 a.m. at Kochi and 12:25 p.m. at Marmagoa. There were two to five waves of varying amplitude. The water receded after the first wave struck.
On the western coast, the run-up elevations were 4.5 metres (15 ft) at Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu. The time lapse between the waves also varied from about 15 to 90 minutes.
References
- ^ "8.094345, 77.561445 Latitude longitude Map". Latlong.net. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Climatological Information for Kanyakumari". World Weather Information Service.
- ^ "Development of Infrastructure". Fisheries.tn.gov. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Rs. 73.52-crore work for fishing harbour – TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Coastal Security Group: Marine Police Stations in Tamil Nadu". Marinebuzz.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.