Thrissur Metropolitan Area
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Thrissur/Thrishivaperoor Trichur (Anglicised name) |
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 Thrissur
 Thrissur
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| Coordinates: 10°31′N 76°13′E / 10.52°N 76.21°ECoordinates: 10°31′N 76°13′E / 10.52°N 76.21°E | |
| 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 | 101.42 km2 (39.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.83 m (9.28 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 315,596 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/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 |
| Population Growth of Thrissur | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1941 | 57,500 |
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| 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 
pronunciation (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, the largest Christian church in India.
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