Thrikkakkara

Thrikkakara
Municipality[1]
Kakkanad, major business centre in Thrikkakara Municipality at night
Coordinates: 10°02′06″N 76°19′44″E / 10.035°N 76.329°E / 10.035; 76.329
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Government
• Type	Local self government
• Body	Municipality
Area
• Total	28.01 km2 (10.81 sq mi)
Population
• Total	77,319
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-07
Nearest city	Ernakulam

Thrikkakara (Malayalam pronunciation: [t̪r̥ik:aːkaɾa]) is a municipality^[2] in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is the location of the district headquarters, and is located about 207 km (128.6 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Thrikkakara is part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is located 6.6 km (4.1 mi) east of the Kochi city centre. As per the 2011 Indian census, Thrikkakara has a population of 77,319 people, and a population density of 2,760/km² (7,100/sq mi).

A major industrial and technological hub, Thrikkakara is home to the Cochin Special Economic Zone, Kochi InfoPark, and the Kochi SmartCity. The Thrikkakara Temple is famous for its legends and celebrations associated with the festival of Onam.^[3]The development of Kakkanad in recent years has led to rapid economic growth and further integration of the municipality with the wider Kochi metropolitan area.^[4][5]