KERALA

KERALA

Area: 38, 863 sq. km

Latitude: 10˚ 30’ N

Population: 3, 18, 38, 619

Longitude: 76˚ 24’ E

Principal language: Malayalam

Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.

Situation: Kerala is situated in the southwest corner of India and Bordered in the north and north east by Karnataka, in the east by Tamil Nadu and in the west by Lakshadweep sea.

TRIVANDRUM OR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

·         Capital of Kerala

·         It is an abode of temples, mosques and churches

·         Kovalam Beach is very famous.

VIZHINJAM

·         A fishing harbor situated 20 km from Thiruvananthapuram

·         Asia’s first wave energy plant with a peak generating capacity of 450 MW.

·         Thumba (in Trivandrum) Vikram Sarabhai Space centre (VSSSC), the largest ISRO centre is located.

QUILON

·         Known for Ashtmudi Lake

KOLLAM

·         Located in the southern part of Kerala.

·         This region is known for its coconut, cashew processing, soap and handicraft 

industries.

ALWAYE

·         An important pesticides unit of the Hindustani pesticides Ltd. Is located.

·         Site of Chemical fertilizer industry in the public sector, Aluminum and Zinc smelter.

ALLEPPEY

·         A commercial – town called the’Venice of India’.

·         Biggest weaving and exporting centre of coir.

·         Doormats are manufactured onlarge sale nd port facilities favoured the localization of coir industry.

KOTTAYAM

·         The first fully literate municipal town and has the highest literacy rate.

·         Cardamom, rubber and tea are important plantation crops of this region.

ERNAKULAM

·         Site of many petrochemical units.

KOCHI (COCHIN)

·         Chief Port of Kerala is known as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’.

·         A crude oil refinery and a unit of National Fertilizer limited is located.

·         A diesel power plant at Brahmapuram near Kochi has been set up.

TRICHUR

·         Diamond cutting and polishing centre of Kerala.

·         This region is known for its cashew processing, coconut and coconut fiber industries, soap and other vegetable oils.

PALGHAT

·         The instrumentation ltd. Is located, which manufactures mechanical instruments mainly hydraulic and pneumatic.

CANNANORE

·         Leading producer of cashew kernel and black pepper in India.