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Kalpetta | |
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 Kalpetta Civil Station complex entrance in December, 2013 | |
  Kalpetta Location in Kerala, India  Kalpetta Kalpetta (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°37′21″N 76°04′53″E / 11.622550°N 76.081252°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.74 km2 (15.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 31,580 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673121 (Kalpetta Head PO), 673122 (Kalpetta North) |
| Telephone code | +91 4936 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-12 |
| Website | http://www.kalpettamunicipality.in |
Kalpetta is the largest and first City, Town and municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala. Kalpetta is the headquarters of Wayanad district,[2] as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk.[3] It is a bustling city, town surrounded by dense coffee and tea plantations and mountains. It lies on the Kozhikode-Mysore National Highway NH 766 (formerly NH 212) at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level. Kalpetta is 72 km from Kozhikode and 140 km from Mysore.
Apart from being the administrative capital of the district, Kalpetta is also the main hub of tourism activities in Wayanad due to its central location within the district and its proximity to most visited tourist sites. There is a good number of hotels and resorts within and surrounding the city of Kalpetta.
- ^ "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Kalpetta". india9. Retrieved 14 October 2006.
- ^ Taluks of Kerala