Alappuzha is a district of the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as the district of Alleppey on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990.
Communist Martyrs Column
It has the highest population density among all districts of the state.
Snake boat races are the most significant traditional event in Alleppey. These spectacular water regattas are usually held between August and October, and involve long thin boats powered by up to 120 oarsmen.
The most famous snake boat race is the Nehru Trophy Boat Race.
Kuttanadu
Kuttanadu is an area of Alleppey, densely covered with waterways.
External links
Alappuzha.com (http://www.alappuzha.com/) A site about Alappuzha
About Alappuzha (http://www.alappuzha.com/htm/abt.htm) on Alappuzha.com
Detailed demographic information on official website of Alappuzha district (http://alappuzha.nic.in/alappuzha_district.html)
History of Alappuzha (http://alappuzha.nic.in/history.html)
Allepey, our next stop as gateway to the backwaters, is described by some (someone) as the Venice of India.
Allepey has canals and waterways running through it and a truer and fairer strap line (one not thought up by the Tourist Board) might be Allepey: the Birmingham of India.
On wandering Allepey (and discovering deep fried bananas) we passed a cinema showing and English film and decided that we would spend our Saturday night at the movies.
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