Kozhikode
Calicut | |
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From top: Kozhikode Beach, Kakkayam Valley, IIM Kozhikode, Calicut mini bypass, KSRTC bus stand complex, Hilite Mall, Chaliyam harbour, Calicut beach skyline. | |
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Kozhikode (Kerala) | |
Coordinates: 11°15′31.7″N 75°46′49.4″E / 11.258806°N 75.780389°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District | Kozhikode |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal corporation |
• Mayor | Beena Philip (CPI (M)) |
• Collector | Snehil Kumar Singh IAS[6] |
• Member of Parliament | M. K. Raghavan (Indian National Congress) |
• City Police Commissioner | A Akbar IPS[7] |
Area | |
• Metropolis | 231 km2 (89 sq mi) |
• Metro | 518 km2 (200 sq mi) |
Elevation | 34.47 m (113.09 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Metropolis | 1,808,056 |
• Density | 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,091,984 |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 673xxx |
Telephone code | +91495xxxxxxx, +91496xxxxxxx |
Vehicle registration | KL 11, KL 18, KL 56, KL 57, KL 76, KL 77, KL 85, KLD & KLZ (Historical) |
Sex ratio | 1.093 ♀/♂[10] |
Literacy rate | 96.8%[10] |
International Airport | Calicut International Airport |
Website | www |
Kozhikode (pronounced [koːɻikːoːɖɨ̆] ), official name until 1990 was Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices,[1] Kozhikode is listed among the UNESCO's Cities of Literature.
It has a corporation limit population of 609,224[8] and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Kerala and the 19th largest in India.[11] Kozhikode is classified as a Tier 2 city by the Government of India.[12]
It is the largest city in the region known as the Malabar Coast and was the capital of the British-era Malabar district. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins).[1] The port at Kozhikode acted as the gateway to medieval South Indian coast for the Chinese, the Persians, the Arabs, and finally the Europeans.[13] According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics in 2009 on residences, earnings and investments, Kozhikode was ranked the second-best city in India to live in.[14] In 2023, Kozhikode was recognised by UNESCO as India's first City of Literature.[15]
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