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Thrissur

Thrissur/Thrishivaperoor
തൃശ്ശൂർ/തൃശിവപേരൂർ
Trichur (Anglicised name)
City
Clockwise from top: Thrissur Pooram, Our Lady of Lourdes Syro-Malabar Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral, Puli Kali, Vadakkunnathan Temple
Thrissur is located in Kerala
Thrissur
Thrissur
Thrissur is located in India
Thrissur
Thrissur
Coordinates: 10°31′N 76°13′E / 10.52°N 76.21°E / 10.52; 76.21Coordinates: 10°31′N 76°13′E / 10.52°N 76.21°E / 10.52; 76.21
Country  India
State Kerala
District Thrissur District
Government
 • Type Mayor–council government
 • Body Thrissur Municipal Corporation
 • Mayor Ajitha Jayarajan
 • Deputy mayor Varghese Kandamkulathi
 • Police commissioner Dr J Himendranath
Area
 • City 66.15 km2 (25.54 sq mi)
Elevation 2.83 m (9.28 ft)
Population (2011)
 • City 315,596
 • Density 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,854,783
Demonym(s) Thrissurkaran (male), Thrissurkari (female), Thrissurkar (plural)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 680XXX
Telephone code Thrissur: 91-(0)487, Irinjalakuda: 91-(0)480, Wadakancherry: 91-(0)4884, Kunnamkulam: 91-(0)4885
Vehicle registration Thrissur: KL-08, Irinjalakuda: KL-45, Guruvayur: KL-46, Kodungalloor: KL-47, Wadakancherry: KL-48 & Chalakudy: KL-64
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Literacy 97.24%
web portal www.thrissur.com
Importance Gold capital of India, Cultural capital of Kerala
Climate Am/Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation 3,100 millimetres (120 in)
Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 20 °C (68 °F)
Website www.corporationofthrissur.net
Population Growth of Thrissur 
Census Pop.
1941 57,500
1951 69,500 20.9%
1961 73,000 5.0%
1971 76,200 4.4%
1981 77,900 2.2%
1991 74,600 -4.2%
2001 317,526 325.6%
2011 315,957 -0.5%
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Thrissur About this sound pronunciation  (Malayalam: തൃശ്ശൂർ) originally Thiru Siva Peroor and previously known by its anglicised form as Trichur, is the fourth largest city, the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala (Pop. 1,854,783) and the 20th largest in India. It is also the headquarters of the Thrissur District. The City is built around a 65-acre (26 ha) hillock called the Thekkinkadu Maidan which seats the Vadakkumnathan temple. Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin. It is located 300 kilometres (186 mi) towards north-west of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.

Thrissur [തൃശ്ശൂർ] is also known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala because of its cultural, spiritual and religious leanings throughout history. It contains the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Kerala Sahitya Academy. The city hosts the Thrissur Pooram festival, the most colourful and spectacular temple festival in Kerala. The festival is held at the Thekkinkadu Maidan in April or May. Thrissur has a large number of well-known temples including the Vadakkumnathan temple, Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple and Paramekkavu temple, and the Guruvayur temple as well as two famous churches, the Our Lady of Lourdes Syro-Malabar Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral and the Our Lady of Dolours Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica.


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