Chowra

Chowra
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Sőnenyő / Sanenyo / Sanenya
Chowra

Location in Andaman & Nicobar

Geography
Location Bay of Bengal
Coordinates 8°27′18″N 93°02′46″E / 8.455°N 93.046°E / 8.455; 93.046Coordinates: 8°27′18″N 93°02′46″E / 8.455°N 93.046°E / 8.455; 93.046
Archipelago Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Area 8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi)
Country
India
Union Territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Demographics
Population 1270 (as of 2011)
Ethnic groups Nicobarese people
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)

Chowra is an island in the Andaman and Nicobar islands group of India. It is located to the north of Teressa island and to the south of Batti Malv island in the India Ocean. It is also known as Choura, Tatat or Sanenyo.[1]

The island suffered severe damage during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[2]

Geography

The island is generally flat but has a 104.5 m high rocky upland at its southern end. Coral reefs extend about 1.5 miles from the northwestern side of the island.[3]

Demographics

The island has five villages, all of them located on its east side: Alhiat, Chongkamong, Kuitasuk, Raihion and Tahaila. According to the 2011 census of India, 1336 people lived on the island. According to 2011 census, 1270 people lived in the five villages on the island:[4]

Culture

Chowra island has five clans. Each year, one of the clans organizes a 3-week festival Panuohonot ("pig festival") according to the rotation system. The preparation for the festival lasts several months, and members of the other clans offer some help with the organization. The festival is celebrated in memory of the ancestors, at the onset of north-east winds.[5]:131 The festival features singing and dancing, with a canoe race at the end. At the onset of the south-west winds, Kancheuollo ("chicken festival") is celebrated.[5]:4

References

  1. ↑ G. K Ghosh (1998). Tourism Perspective in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. APH Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 978-81-7024-978-8.
  2. ↑ After the Tsunami: A Scientist's Dilemma by Simron Singh. Science 7 July 2006: Vol. 313 no. 5783 pp. 32-35. DOI: 10.1126/science.313.5783.32
  3. ↑ India and the Bay of Bengal. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 2014.
  4. ↑ "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  5. 1 2 Geeti Sen (2001). The Human Landscape. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 978-81-250-2045-5.
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