Malappuram (also Malapuram; Malayalam: മലപ്പുറം) is a city in the southern Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 33.61 km2 (12.98 sq mi). The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. Divided into 40 electoral wards, the city has a population density of 2,083 per square kilometre (5,390 per square mile). As per the 2011 census Malappuram Urban Agglomeration is the fourth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala state with a total population of 1,698,645.[1] Malappuram is situated 50 km southeast of Kozhikode, 90 km northwest of Palakkad.[2] and 140 km northwest of Coimbatore.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 05:27:23 +0000
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