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Malappuram
Malapuram | |
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Clockwise from top: Malappuram Down Hill, Town Hall, Kottakkunnu Hills, Vaidyar Smarakam, AI International College, MDSC Stadium, River view Chaliyar | |
| Nickname(s): City of Hills, Soccer Capital[1]/ Mecca of Football | |
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| Coordinates: 11°03′03.6″N 76°04′16.0″E / 11.051000°N 76.071111°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Malappuram Municipality |
| • Chairman | Mujeeb Kaderi |
| • Deputy Chairperson | Perumpally Said |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 158.20 km2 (61.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38.21 m (125.36 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Metropolis | 629,450[2] |
| • Rank | 20th in Indian |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,829,522 |
| Demonym | Malappuramite[6] |
| Language | |
| • Official | Malayalam.[7] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 676505 |
| Telephone code | +91483xxxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | KL-10
KL-53 KL-54 KL-84 KL-71 |
| Literacy rate | 98.47% |
| Climate | Am/Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 3,100 millimetres (120 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 39 °C (102 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | www |
Malappuram (also Malapuram) (Malayalam: [mɐlɐpːurɐm] )[8] is a city and the headquarters of the Malappuram district in Kerala, India. It is the 4th largest urban agglomeration in Kerala and the 20th largest in India and a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 158.20 km2 (61.08 sq mi) including the surrounding suburban areas. 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 4,800 per square kilometre (12,000 per square mile). According to the 2011 census, the Malappuram metropolitan area is the fourth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi, Calicut, and Thrissur urban areas and the 20th largest in India with a total population of 3 million.[9] It is the fastest growing city in the world with a 44.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on the urban area growth during January 2020.[10][11] Malappuram is situated 54 km southeast of Calicut and 90 km northwest of Palakkad.[12] It is the first Indian municipal body to provide free Wi-Fi connectivity to its entire residents.[13][14] Malappuram is also the first Indian municipal body to achieve the International Organization for Standardization certificate.[15] It is also the first complaint-free municipality in the state.[16]
- ^ "Soccer Capital". The Indian Express. 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Malappuram census handbook" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ "Malappuram census handbook" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Census2011Govwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 million and above" (PDF). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "Malappuram's first book stall bids adieu". The Hindu. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Revised List of Classification Cities for HRA of central government employees - Govt. Employees India". 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Trends of urbanisation in Kerala" (PDF). Census of India.
- ^ "3 of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Malappuram is world's fastest-growing city; Kozhikode, Kollam also in top 10". www.newindianexpress.com. 9 January 2020.
- ^ "malappuram Web". Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Malappuram of Kerala to log on to free Wi-Fi". www.thehindu.com. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Malappuram Municipality To Be India's First To Offer Free Wi-Fi Connectivity". thelogicalindian.com. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Staff Reporter (24 February 2014). "First-in-India ISO tag for Malappuram". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Abdul Latheef, Naha (2 November 2014). "Malappuram aims to be complaint-free". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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