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?Kollam district Kerala • India
Kollam district
Coordinates: 8°48′N 76°36′E / 8.8, 76.6
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Headquarters	Kollam
Population • Density	2,585,208 • 1,038/km² (2,688/sq mi)
ISO abbreviation	IN-KL-2 XXXX

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For the town with the same name, see Kollam.

Kollam district, earlier known as Quilon district, is one among the 14 districts of Kerala state, India. The district is representative of all the natural attributes of Kerala, and is endowed with a long coastal region, a major sea port on the Arabian Sea, plains and the mountains, lakes, lagoons and Kerala Backwaters, forests and the farm land, and rivers and streams. The area had mercantile relationship with Phoenicians and the Romans. , For the district with the same name, see Kollam District. ... , Kerala ( ; Malayalam: കേരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... The Arabian Sea (Arabic: بحر العرب; transliterated: Bahr al-Arab) is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui, the north-east point of Somalia... This mid bay barrier in Narrabeen, a suburb of Sydney (Australia), has blocked what used to be a bay to form a lagoon. ... Map of Backwaters in Kerala The Kerala Backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. ... Phoenicia (or Phenicia ,[1] from Biblical Phenice [1]) was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coast of modern day Lebanon and Syria. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ...

About thirty percent^{[dubious – discuss]} of this district is covered by the Ashtamudi Lake, thereby making it a gateway to the Kerala Backwaters. India’s most popular English magazine India Today has rated Kollam as the best district in the country in terms of law and order and social harmony. The district is 18.02% urbanised. [1] Map of Backwaters The Kerala Backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. ... Map of Backwaters in Kerala The Kerala Backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. ... 30th Anniversary issue of India Today India Today is an Indian weekly newsmagazine, in publication since 1975. ...

Administration

Kollam district has five administrative sub-divisions (talukas), namely: Karunagappally, Kunnathur, Pathanapuram, Kottarakara, and Kollam. A taluka is an administrative division in India below a district; called tahsil/tehsil in northern India. ...

The district is divided on geographical and functional basis for purposes of general administration. Geographically the district is divided into Revenue Divisions, five Taluks and 104 Villages. District administration is carried out through the various Departments of the State Government each of which has an office of its own the district level.

The District Collector is a key functionary of government having large powers and responsibilities. He has a dual role to play both as the agent of the government and also as the representative of the people in the District. He is responsible for the maintenance of the law and order. The District Collector is a Central Indian Government appointee who is in charge of the governance of a district in a state. ...

The District Collector is the head of the Land Revenue Department in the District, with other Revenue officers, Additional District Magistrate, Sub Collectors, Tahsildars and Special Tahsildars for five Taluks, Special Tahsildar in special offices, Deputy Tahsildars, and village officers reporting to the collector.

The district has a single revenue division with its headquarters at Kollam.

Taluks

Pathanapuram, Kunnathur, Kottarakkara, Karunagappally and Kollam are the five taluks in the district. The tahsildar is the main revenue official in charge of each taluk House in Pathanapuram Kanjikuzhy Street A Pineapple Farm Pathanapuram is a taluk (similar to a county) in the eastern part of the Kollam District of Kerala, India. ... Kunnathur is a panchayat town in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Kottarakara is a town located in the district of Kollam, formerly known as Quilon, in the Kerala state of India. ... Karunagappally is a town in Kollam district, Kerala, India and is situated 27 km north of Kollam. ... A Tehsil is an administrative subdivision or tier of local government in some South Asian countries. ... A tahsildar is a revenue official in charge of a subdivision of a district or state in India. ...

• Kollam Taluk (Taluk headquarters: Kollam)

Adichanallore, Cheerakkara, Eravipuram, Kalluvathukkal, Kilikolloor, Kizhakkke Kallada (East Kallada), Kollam East, Kollam West, Kottamkara, Kottappuram, Mangad, Munroethuruth, Mayyanad, Meenadu, Mulavana, Mundakkal, Nedumpana, Pallimon, Panayam, Parippally, Perinadu, Poothakulam, Paravur, Sakthikulangara, Thazhuthala, Thrikkadavoor, Thrikkaruva, Thrikovilvattom, Kundara, Vadekkevila. , For the district with the same name, see Kollam District. ... Munroethuruth or MunroeIsland is a beautiful place surrounded by Kallada River, Ashtamudi Lake and Sasthamkottah Lake in Kollam district, Kerala, India. ... , This article is about a town in Kollam district. ...

• Pathanapuram Taluk (Taluk Headquarter: Punalur)

Alayamon, Anchal, Arackal, Arayankavu, Ayranallore, Channapeetah, Edamon, Edamulakkal, Eroor, Karavaloor, Kulathupuzha, Maloor, Pathanapuram, Pattazhi, Pidavoor, Piravanthoor, Punalur, Punnala, Thalavoor, Thenmala, Thinkalkarikkom, Vadakode and Vilakkudi. Punalur is a town in the Indian state of Kerala. ... Punalur is a town in the Indian state of Kerala. ... Thalavoor (IAST: ) is a village located in the district of Kollam in the Kerala state of India. ... Thenmala is a beautiful tourist place near Punalur city, Kollam district in Kerala. ...

• Kottarakkara Taluk (Taluk Headquarter: Kottarakkara)

Chadayamangalam, Chakkuvarakkal, Chithara, Elamadu, Ezhukone, Ittiva, Kadakkal, Kalayapuram, Kareepra, Kottarakkara, Kottukkal, Kulakkada, Kummil, Mangodu, Melila, Mylam, Neduvathoor, Nilamel, Odanavattom, Pavithraswaram, Pooyapally, Puthoor, Ummannore, Valakom, Velinallore, Vettikavala, Veliam. Kottarakara is a town located in the district of Kollam, formerly known as Quilon, in the Kerala state of India. ... Kottarakara is a town located in the district of Kollam, formerly known as Quilon, in the Kerala state of India. ...

• Karunagappally Taluk (Taluk Headquarter:Karunagappally)

Adhinadu, Alappad, Ayanivelikulangara, Chavara, Clappana, Kallebhagam, Karunagappally, Kulasckharapuram, Neendakara, Ochira, Paavumba, Pammana, Thazhava, Thekkumbhagam, Thevalakkara, Thodiyoor and Vadakkumthala. Karunagappally is a town in Kollam district, Kerala, India and is situated 27 km north of Kollam. ... Chavara is approximately 14 kms north of Kollam on the Kollam-Alappuzha highway in India. ... Karunagappally is a town in Kollam district, Kerala, India and is situated 27 km north of Kollam. ... Oachira or Ochira is a small town in Kollam district of Kerala, India. ...

• Kunnathur Taluk (Taluk Headquarter: Sasthamcotta)

Kunnathur, Mynagappally, Padinjara(West)Kallada, Poruvazhi, Sasthamcotta, Sooranad North, Sooranad South. Kunnathur is a panchayat town in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...

Places of worship

Oachira located in the north end of Kollam on National Highway 47 is famous for the Oachira Parabrahma Temple; Oachirakali is a special event at the padanilam (paddy fields) here in the month of Vrichikam every year. Oachira Town Masjid(mosque) and Temple are situated very closely and is a proud image of communal harmony. Oachira or Ochira is a small town in Kollam district of Kerala, India. ... A paddy field in Japan A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. ...

The Veerabhadra Swamy Temple at Ashtamudi in Kollam is the only temple in the southern part of the country with Veerabhadra as the presiding deity. This belongs to Kuttiyazhikam Kottaram, Karuva a thousand year old Ezhava Family. Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Gateway to a temple at Kollam

The Mahaganapathi Temple at Kottarakara, famous for its Unniappom, is one of the most venered Ganesh temples in Kerala. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (980x735, 134 KB)photohgraphed by Pratheepps File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (980x735, 134 KB)photohgraphed by Pratheepps File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Kottarakara [1] is a town located in the district of Kollam, formerly known as Quilon, in the Kerala state of India. ...

Aryankavu in the Western Ghats is the easternmost point in the District on the National Highway. One of the five ancient Ayyappa temples is situated here; two others are at Achankovil and Kulathupuzha in the District. The Agasthiyamalai range of the Western Ghats The Western Ghats are a mountain range in India. ...   The Hindu god Ayyappan is one of southern India’s most revered deities. ...

Thalavoor Sri Durga Devi Temple, Peroor Karunalloor Bhagavathy Temple,Pattazhy Devi Temple,Kundara Elampalloor Devi Temple, and Paravur Puttingal Devi Temple are among the important Hindu temples in Kollam District. Thalavoor (IAST: ) is a village located in the district of Kollam in the Kerala state of India. ... Peroor is a village in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. ... Pattazhy, also Pattazhi is a panchayat of the Pathanapuram taluk in the eastern part of the Kollam District of Kerala, India. ... Kundara is a place located in Kollam district of Kerala, India. ... , This article is about a town in Kollam district. ...

Another important temple is the Kottamkulangara temple near Chavara where there is a tradition of Males participating in the custom of 'Vilakkeduppu' wearing women's dresses.

Parayakadavu, a coastal village near Karunagapally, is the birthplace of Mata Amritanandamayi and is the headquarters of her Math. Mātā Amritanandamayī Devi (Devanagiri: माता अमृतानन्‍दमयी, Malayalam: മാതാ അമൃതാനന്ദമയി; born September 27, 1953) is an Indian spiritual leader revered as a saint by her followers, who also know her as Amma, Ammachi or Mother. She is a widely respected humanitarian and called by some the hugging saint.[1] // Amritanandamayi was born Sudhamani in...

Tourism

Palaruvi (waterfalls), Thenmala (forests and reservoir), a part of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Ashtamudi (backwaters), Kollam (beaches), Chadayamangalam (rock), are some of the tourist spots. Kollam was the seat of the Desinganad kings. Kottarakara is famous as the place where the classical dance form of Kathakali was conceived. It was also the capital of the Elayidath Swaroopam. Kundara is famous for the 1812 proclamation against the British, by Velu Thampi Dalawa. Thenmala is a beautiful tourist place near Punalur city, Kollam district in Kerala. ... 1868 m high Agastya Malai mountain Thenmala Adventure Zone // The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was Established in 2001 and includes 1701 km2 ABR straddles the border of Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram Districts in Kerala and Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari Districts in Tamil Nadu, South India at the southern end of the Western... Kathakali (IPA: [kat̪ʰakaɭi], Malayalam:�·ഥ�·ളി , Sanskrit:�·थ�·ळि) is a form of Indian dance-drama. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1801 AD and 1809 AD during the reign of His Highness Maharajah Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal. ...

Alappad village is located in the seashore of Kollam District, which was affected by the Tsunami in 2005. For other uses, see Tsunami (disambiguation). ...

Suspension bridge(hanging bridge) at Thenmala

The famous Varkala Beach, also known as Papanasham, is 26kms south of Kollam. The famous duriyodana temple is in kunnathur taluf.that is poruvazhy peruviruthi malanada Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 102 KB)photohgraphed by Pratheepps File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 102 KB)photohgraphed by Pratheepps File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been created since ancient times as early as 100 AD. Simple suspension bridges, for use by pedestrians and livestock, are still constructed, based upon the ancient Inca rope bridge. ... Thenmala is a beautiful tourist place near Punalur city, Kollam district in Kerala. ... , Varkala (Malayalam: ) is a coastal town and municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district situated in the Indian state of Kerala. ...

Educational institutions

Kollam has its fair share of privately owned and state owned educational institutions. Most schools are affliated to Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE), or the Kerala State Education Board. After the going through the 10+2 years of schooling the student can enroll in higher education institutions like colleges to pursue general or professional degree courses. The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for class 10, i. ...

Industries

Two Central Government undertakings i.e., the Indian Rare Earths, Chavara and Parvathi Mills Ltd., are among the industries in Kollam Kerala Ceramics Ltd[2], Kundara, Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Company, Kundara, Kerala Premo Pipe factory Chavara, Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited, Chavara, United Electrical Industries Kollam and the Kerala Agro-Fruit Products, Punalur are state government owned companies. Other major industries in private/cooperative sector are , Thomas Stephen & Co., Kollam, Floorco Paravur, Cooperative Spinning Mill, Chathannur and Punalur Paper Mills, Punalur. About 1963 SSI units have been registered in the district. Chavara is approximately 14 kms north of Kollam on the Kollam-Alappuzha highway in India. ... Punalur is a town in the Indian state of Kerala. ...

The Travancore Plywood Industries at Punalur and Aluminium Industries Ltd. at Kundara have been notified as being sick units and consequently closed down.

Cashew processing and coir production are also major industrial vocations of the district. Handloom industry, clay and wood based industries also contribute to the industrial advancement of the region. Cashew processing is a major industrial activity in the district.

To reach Kollam

• To reach Kollam by air one has to depend Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Its is around 71 km away from Kollam Town
• Kollam (Quilon) is connected by rail with several important cities.
• Kollam (Quilon) is connected by road with many tourist centers in India.

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (IATA: TRV, ICAO: VOTV), formerly known as Trivandrum International Airport, is an international airport in Kerala, India. ... , For the district with the same name, see Kollam District. ...

See also

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External links

• Official website

• Kollam district at the Open Directory Project

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