Thiruvananthapuram

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Thiruvananthapuram

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Thiruvananthapuram is located in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Coordinates: 08°29′15″N 76°57′9″E / 8.48750°N 76.95250°E / 8.48750; 76.95250
Kintra Indie
StateKerala
DestrictThiruvananthapuram
Govrenment
 • BodiThiruvananthapuram Corporation
 • MayorAdv. K. Chandrika
 • Deputy MayorG. Happykumar
 • Ceety Polis CommissionerT.J. Jose IPS
 • Memmer o PairlamentShashi Tharoor (Lok Sabha)
Area
 • Metropolitan Ceety214.86 km2 (82.96 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Metropolitan Ceety752,490
 • Density4454/km2 (11,540/sq mi)
 • Metro1,687,406
Languages
 • OffeecialMalayalam · Inglis
 • Spoken leidsMalayalam · Inglis · Tamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695 xxx
Telephone code91 (0)471
Vehicle registrationKL-01, KL-22, KL-15 (for K.S.R.T.C)
Coastline78 kilometre (48 mi)
Sex ratio1064[1] /
Literacy93.72[1]%
Planning agencyTRIDA
Civic agencyThiruvananthapuram Corporation
Distance frae Mumbai1,543 kilometre (959 mi) NW (land)
Distance from Delhi2,814 kilometre (1,749 mi) N (land)
ClimateAm/Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation1,700 millimetre (67 in)
Avg. annual temperatur27.2 °C (81.0 °F)
Avg. summer temperatur35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperatur24.4 °C (75.9 °F)
Websitewww.corporationoftrivandrum.in

Thiruvananthapuram (IPA: [t̪iruʋənɨn̪t̪əpurəm] ( listen)) kent in Inglis as Trivandrum /trˈvændrəm/, is the caipital o the Indie state o Kerala an the heidquairters o the Thiruvananthapuram destrict. It is locatit on the wast coast o Indie near the extreme sooth o the mainland. Referred tae bi Mahatma Gandhi as the "Ivergreen ceety o Indie",[3][4] the ceety is characterisit bi its undulatin terrain o law coastal hills an busy commercial alleys.[5] The ceety haes a population o mair nor 750,000 inhabitants an a population o aroond 1.68 million in the urban agglomeration, Thiruvananthapuram is the lairgest an maist populous ceety in Kerala.[6] It is an IT hub o the state wi ower 80% o the state's software exports.[7][8][9]

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  3. "Trivandrum India". Destination 360. Archived frae the original on 28 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 18 Juin 2010.
  4. "Evergreencity of India". Archived frae the original on 22 Mey 2013. Retrieved 9 Januar 2013.
  5. The Indian encyclopaedia: biographical, historical, religious, administrative, ethnological, commercial and scientific. Archery-Banog, Volume 2. Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd,. 2002. p. Page 7063.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. "India: metropolitan areas". World Gazetteer. Archived frae the original on 28 Februar 2010. Retrieved 10 Mairch 2010.
  7. "Exports from companies in Technopark: Chapter 21, page:502, section:21.8" (PDF). Information And Communication Technology. Planning Board, Government of Kerala. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  8. "Thiruvananthapuram ranked as 4th IT destination in India (page 4)". India's hottest IT destinations. Rediff. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  9. "Exports from companies in Technopark: Chapter 21, page:220, section:21.66" (PDF). Information And Communication Technology. Planning Board, Government of Kerala. 1 December 2010. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 21 Julie 2011. Retrieved 28 Februar 2011.

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