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Port Blair
Port Blair, officially named Sri Vijaya Puram, is the capital city of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located on the South Andaman Island situated between the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Andaman Sea to the east. It is located approximately 1,190 km (740 mi) from Chennai and 1,255 km (780 mi) from Kolkata in mainland India. It is the headquarters of the South Andaman district, and the union territory's only notified town.
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- Population: 112,050.
- Founded: 1858.
- Area: 16.6 sq km.
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata.