Koyilandy

Koyilandy
Quilandy
Town
Kadaloor Point lighthouse, Koyilandy
Kadaloor Point lighthouse, Koyilandy
Koyilandy is located in Kerala
Koyilandy
Koyilandy
Location in Kerala, India
Koyilandy is located in India
Koyilandy
Koyilandy
Koyilandy (India)
Coordinates: 11°26′20″N 75°41′42″E / 11.439°N 75.695°E / 11.439; 75.695
Country India
StateKerala
RegionNorth Malabar
DistrictKozhikode
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyKoyilandy Municipality
Area
 • Total29 km2 (11 sq mi)
 • Rank20
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total71,873
 • Rank20 th
DemonymKoyilandikaran
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673305
Telephone code0496
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL 56
Websitewww.quilandymunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in

Koyilandy (IPA: [kojilɐːɳɖi]; formerly anglicised as Quilandy)[1][2][3] is a major town municipality and a taluk in Kozhikode district, Kerala on the Malabar Coast. The historical town is located right in the middle of the coast of Kozhikode district, between Kozhikode (Calicut) and Kannur, on National Highway 66.

The independence activist K. Kelappan, popularly known as Kerala Gandhi, was born in a nearby village, Muchukunnu.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Charles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ A Survey of Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Kelappan. K | Kerala Press Academy". Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

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