Yanam, the Puducherry region where the Coringa branches off the Gauthami

Background

Yanam is one of the regions of the Union Territory of Puducherry and lies 870 km away from it. It is situated on the East Coast of the Indian peninsula at 16 degrees 42 minutes northern latitude and 82 degrees 11 minutes eastern longitude, bounded on all sides by the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The town of Yanam lies at the spot where the River Coringa, also called Atreya, branches off from the Gauthami into two parts. The entire region, consisting of Yanam town and six villages, is treated as a Municipality for local administration. The region covers an area of 30.0 square kilometres and had a population of 31,362 according to the 2001 Census.