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Kollam District
Quilon District
District
From top: Paravur estuary, Light house and clock tower in Kollam city, 13 Ring bridge of Thenmala, Check dam across Kallada river
From top: Paravur estuary, Light house and clock tower in Kollam city, 13 Ring bridge of Thenmala, Check dam across Kallada river
Nickname: 
Cashew capital of the world
Location in Kerala
Location in Kerala
Map
Kollam district
Coordinates: 8°48′N 76°36′E / 8.8°N 76.6°E / 8.8; 76.6
CountryIndia
StateKerala
HeadquartersKollam
Government
 • CollectorDevidas.N IAS[1]
 • City Police CommissionerNarayanan T IPS
 • Rural Superintendent of PoliceHarisankar IPS
Area
 • Total2,491 km2 (962 sq mi)
 • Rank8th
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,635,375
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration
  • KL-02 Kollam
  • KL-23 Karunagappally
  • KL-24 Kottarakkara
  • KL-25 Punalur
  • KL-61 Kunnathur
  • KL-80 Pathanapuram
  • KL-82 Chadayamangalam
HDI (2005)Increase 0.787[2] ( High)
Sex ratio1113 ♂/♀
Literacy93.77%[3]
Websitewww.kollam.gov.in, www.kollam.nic.in

Kollam district (Malayalam: [kolːɐm] ), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an inland lake (Ashtamudi Lake). The district has many water bodies. Kallada River is one among them, and land on the east bank of the river is East Kallada and that on the west bank is West Kallada.

  1. ^ "Kollam District - Who's who".
  2. ^ "Kerala | UNDP in India". UNDP.
  3. ^ "Kollam District Level Statistics 2011" (PDF). ecostat.kerala.gov.in. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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