Kalpetta

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Kalpetta Kalpavatta
Municipality
Kalpetta
Kalpetta Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kalpetta Kalpetta (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°37′21″N 76°04′53″E / 11.622550°N 76.081252°E / 11.622550; 76.081252
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Wayanad
Area
• Total	40.74 km2 (15.73 sq mi)
Elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	44,000
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673121 (Kalpetta Head PO), 673122 (Kalpetta North)
Telephone code	+91 4936
Vehicle registration	KL-12
Website	http://www.kalpettamunicipality.in

Kalpetta is a major City and municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala. Kalpetta is the headquarters of Wayanad district,^[2] as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk.^[3] It is a bustling city, town surrounded by dense coffee and tea plantations and mountains. It lies on the Kozhikode-Mysore National Highway NH 766 (formerly NH 212) at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level. Kalpetta is 72 km from Kozhikode and 140 km from Mysore.

Apart from being the administrative capital of the district, Kalpetta is also the main hub of tourism activities in Wayanad due to its central location within the district and its proximity to most visited tourist sites. There is a good number of hotels and resorts within and surrounding the city of Kalpetta.