Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram
തിരുവനന്തപുരം, അനന്തപുരി
Trivandrum, Ananthapuri

Clockwise from top right: Kovalam Beach, Infosys Kazhakoottam, Technopark, Niyamasabha Mandiram, Trivandrum East skyline facing the Western Ghats, Kallar

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Nickname(s): The Evergreen City of India

Thiruvananthapuram

Coordinates: 08°29′15″N 76°57′9″E / 8.48750°N 76.95250°ECoordinates: 08°29′15″N 76°57′9″E / 8.48750°N 76.95250°E

Country

India

State

Founded by

Government

• Body

Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

• Mayor

V K Prasanth

• Deputy Mayor

Rakhi Ravikumar

• Police Commissioner

G Sparjan Kumar IPS

• Member of Parliament

Shashi Tharoor

Area

• Metropolis

214.86 km² (82.96 sq mi)

Area rank

Elevation

10 m (30 ft)

Population (2011)

• Metropolis

957,730

• Rank

• Density

4,454/km² (11,540/sq mi)

• Metro

1,647,121

Languages

• Official Language

Malayalam, English

Time zone

IST (UTC+5:30)

Postal Index Number

695 XXX

Telephone Code

0471

Vehicle registration

KL-01, KL-16, KL-19, KL-20, KL-21, KL- 22

Climate

Am/Aw (Köppen)

Website

www.corporationoftrivandrum.in

Thiruvananthapuram (Thiruvaṉantapuram, IPA: [t̪iruʋənən̪t̪əpurəm]), formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland. Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India", it is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India.

Thiruvananthapuram was a trading post for spices, sandalwood and ivory. The city was ruled by the Ays and was captured by the rulers of Venad in tenth century A.D. In 1729, Marthanda Varma founded the princely state of Thiruvithamkoor and made Thiruvananthapuram the capital in 1745. It remained as a princely state ruled by Travancore under the loose governance of the British before joining the Indian Union in 1948.

With nearly 80% of the state's software exports, Thiruvananthapuram is a major IT hub with the Technopark and the Technocity. It is an academic and research focal point in the country with an array of institutions like Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, National Institute For Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Centre for Development Studies, Kerala Technical University, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Regional Cancer Centre and the National Centre for Earth Science Studies.

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