South Zone

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233,000,000

Area

635,780 km2 (245,480 sq mi)

Population density

362 /km2 (940 /sq mi)

States and territories

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Lakshadweep*

Capital cities (2008)

Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad

Most populous cities (2008)

Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore, Thirupathi, Madurai, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Kochi

Official languages

Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu‡

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temples of south

temple

rock fort temple

kerala house boat