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Kollam District Information
Kollam was earlier known as Quilon. Kollam is the capital of cashew trading and processing industry of kerala. Plains, mountains, lakes, lagoons and Backwaters, forests, farm land and rivers constitutes the topography of the district. The area had mercantile relationship with Phoenicians and the Romans. About thirty percent of this district is covered by the Ashtamudi Lake. Thevalakara and Thekkumbagam panchyaths together had made the very ancient Korekini (sea pointed inland) Kollam port of Tarsish even in 1500 BC.
Profile
Area: 2491 Sq.Km , Population: 25,84,118, Literacy: 91.18 %
Local Bodies
Taluks: Pathanapuram, Kunnathur, Kottarakkara, Karunagappally, Kollam.
Block Panchayaths: Anchal, Anchalumood, Chadayamangalam, Chavara, Chittumala, Ithikkara, Karunagappally, Kottarakkara, Mukhathala, Oachira, Pathanapuram, Sasthamcotta, Vettikkavala
Corporation: Kollam
Municipality: Paravur, Punalur
Constituencies
Parliament: Kollam, Mavelikkara, Alappuzha
Assembly: Karunagapally, Chavara, Kunnathur, Kottarakkara, Pathanapuram, Punalur, Chadayamangalam, Kundara, Kollam, Eravipuram, Chathannur
Rivers and Backwaters
Kallada river, Ithikkara river, Sasthamcotta Lake, Ashtamudi lake
Industries
The Indian Rare Earths Chavara, Parvathi Mills Ltd., Kerala Ceramics Ltd., Kundara, Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Company, Kundara, Kerala Premo Pipe factory, Chavara, Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited, Chavara, United Electrical Industries-Kollam, Kerala Agro-Fruit Products Punalur
Tourist Places
Palaruvi (waterfalls), Thenmala (forests and reservoir), the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Ashtamudi (backwaters) and Kollam beaches (Kollam city beach, Thirumullavaram beach, Thangassery beach)
Travel
Air: Tthiruvanathapuram air port 71 km
Rail: The main railway station is Kollam. Click on station name for railway time table.
Road:
NH47, Main Central Road, Kollam-Shencottah Road, Punalur-Pala-Muvattupuzha
Road Distance to major places in kilometers:
Alappuzha 87, Guruvayur 258, Ernakulam 105, Kozhikode 372, Munnar 282, Sabarimala 177, Thekkady 219, Thiruvanathapuram 72, Kodaiakal 325 (via Ernakulam, Munnar), Ooty 404, Madurai 249, Kanyakumari 159