Porto Novo

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Porto Novo
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 11.497241°N 79.755784°E
Altitude: 151 m (495 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Parangipettai
State/Province: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Transport links

South Indian Railway

The station at this town was on the South Indian Railway metre gauge (MG) 'Madras-Tuticorin Mainline'

History

Battle of Porto Novo 1781

Industries

See page Port Novo Iron Works and early Locomotive Experiments

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Parangipettai
Variants: Porto Novo