Marungoor

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Marungoor Marungur
Town
Marungoor Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°11′05″N 77°30′20″E / 8.18472°N 77.50556°E / 8.18472; 77.50556
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Population  (2001)
• Total	10,096
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Marungoor, also spelt Marungur, is a panchayat town near Suchindrum in Kanniyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The place has an area of about 10 km².

The Subramania Swamy Temple, which is situated atop a small hillock is located here This temple area is called as Kumarapuram thoppur. Shashti and Soora Samharam are the famous festivals at this temple. The famous kandhashashti kavasam festival is very popular here and it is celebrated as a major festival.

The villages of Eraviputhoor and Nallur are situated in the west and Mylaudy in the south-east. In the east is Ramanathichanputhur village and in the north is Rajavoor village. Suchindram is about five km south-west of Marungoor. Suchindram Kulam, Suchindrum Temple, Thovalai, Kanyakumari and Vattakottai are nearby tourist spots. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is the nearest airport. Marungoor can be reached from Kanyakumari, Nagercoil and Suchindram by bus.