Kollam_metropolitan_area

Kollam metropolitan area

Kollam metropolitan area

Urban agglomeration in Kerala, India

This article is about the urban agglomeration of Kollam. For city, see Kollam.

Kollam Metropolitan Area is the 4th largest Metropolis in Kerala and 14th largest urban agglomeration in South India. It is one of the 10 fastest growing cities in the world covering an area of 364.51 km2 (2015) with a 31.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on urban area growth during January 2020.[3]

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The metropolitan area, constituted on the basis of 2011 census data, consists of Kollam Municipal Corporation (Quilon), 2 municipalities, 22 Panchayaths and parts of 2 Panchayaths. The two municipalities are Paravur and Karunagappalli. The 21 Panchayaths are Adichanalloor, Adinad, Ayanivelikulangara, Chavara, Elampalloor, Kallelibhagom, Kottamkara, Kulasekharapuram, Mayyanad, Meenad, Nedumpana, Oachira, Panayam, Panmana, Perinad, Poothakkulam, Thazhuthala, Thodiyoor, Thazhava, Thrikkaruva, Thrikkovilvattom, and Vadakkumthala. Outgrowth of Neendakara, Eravipuram and Thrikkadavoor panchayaths are also included in the Kollam metropolitan area.[4][5][6]

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References

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    "NRP Draft Final Report with annexures" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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    "Demographia World Urban Areas" (PDF). Demographia. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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    "3 of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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    "Thrikadavur becomes part of Kollam city". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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    "Kollam Urban Region". Census 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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    "Kollam city population Census". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 16 December 2013.


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