Kottayam information

Kottayam
Kottayam
City
	Top to bottom, left to right: MC Mathew memorial at Thirunakkara, Aksharashilpam, Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, Kodimatha Boat Jetty, Kottayam Government Medical College, CMS College Kottayam
	Kottayam Kottayam (Kerala) Kottayam Kottayam (India)
	Coordinates: 9°35′29.8″N 76°31′19.9″E / 9.591611°N 76.522194°E[1]
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Region	Central Travancore
Incorporated	1921
Official Language	Malayalam
Native Language	Malayalam
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Kottayam Municipality
• Municipal Chairperson	Bincy Sebastian
Area
• City	108 km2 (42 sq mi)
• Land	179.54 km2 (69.32 sq mi)
• Water	5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
• Urban	185 km2 (71 sq mi)
• Metro	220 km2 (80 sq mi)
• Rank	7th in Kerala
Elevation	47.96 m (157.35 ft)
Population
• City	489,615
• Rank	5
• Density	4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Urban	571,856
• Urban density	3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
• Metro	802,419
• Metro density	3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Kottayamkar
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686001
Telephone code	Kottayam:0481
Vehicle registration	KL-05 Kottayam, KL- 33 Changanassery, KL- 34 Kanjirappally, KL - 35 Pala, KL - 36 Vaikom, KL- 67 Uzhavoor
Sex ratio	1075 female(s)/1000 male(s)/ ♂/♀
Literacy rate	99.66 %
HDI	0.831
Website	www.kottayammunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in kottayam.nic.in

Kottayam (IPA: [koːʈːɐjɐm]) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west.^[1] It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-west Kerala. Kottayam is located in the basin of the Meenachil River at an average elevation of 3 metres (9.8 ft) above sea level. It has a moderate climate. It is located approximately 155 kilometres (96 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.

Kottayam is also referred to as "the City of Letters" as many of the first Malayalam daily newspapers, such as Deepika, Malayala Manorama, and Mangalam, were started and are headquartered in Kottayam, as are a number of publishing houses.^{[citation needed]}

^ "About Kottayam". Government of Kerala. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[1] "About Kottayam". Government of Kerala. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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Kottayam
City
Top to bottom, left to right: MC Mathew memorial at Thirunakkara, Aksharashilpam, Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, Kodimatha Boat Jetty, Kottayam Government Medical College, CMS College Kottayam
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Coordinates: 9°35′29.8″N 76°31′19.9″E / 9.591611°N 76.522194°E / 9.591611; 76.522194[1]
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Region	Central Travancore
Incorporated	1921
Official Language	Malayalam
Native Language	Malayalam
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Kottayam Municipality
• Municipal Chairperson	Bincy Sebastian
Area
• City	108 km² (42 sq mi)
• Land	179.54 km² (69.32 sq mi)
• Water	5.46 km² (2.11 sq mi)
• Urban	185 km² (71 sq mi)
• Metro	220 km² (80 sq mi)
• Rank	7th in Kerala
Elevation	47.96 m (157.35 ft)
Population
• City	489,615
• Rank	5
• Density	4,500/km² (12,000/sq mi)
• Urban	571,856
• Urban density	3,100/km² (8,000/sq mi)
• Metro	802,419
• Metro density	3,600/km² (9,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Kottayamkar
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686001
Telephone code	Kottayam:0481
Vehicle registration	KL-05 Kottayam, KL- 33 Changanassery, KL- 34 Kanjirappally, KL - 35 Pala, KL - 36 Vaikom, KL- 67 Uzhavoor
Sex ratio	1075 female(s)/1000 male(s)/ ♂/♀
Literacy rate	99.66 %
HDI	0.831
Website	www.kottayammunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in kottayam.nic.in