Kavvayi Islands
Kavvayi | |
|---|---|
village | |
Doodle of Kavvayi by Savad Muhammed | |
| Coordinates: 12°05′N 75°11′E / 12.09°N 75.18°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Payyanur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kavvayi - Payyanur Municipality |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,464 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670307 |
| Telephone code | +91 4985 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-86 |
Kavvayi is a group of small islands, near Payyanur in the Kannur district of Kerala. The island is surrounded by Kavvayi Backwaters.
The island of Kavvayi was originally named Kavvil Pattanam. It was renamed as Kavvayi by Sir William Hogan, the then district collector of Hosdurg.