 | This article possibly contains original research. (October 2017) |
Kollam District
Quilon District | |
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| Nickname: Cashew capital of the world | |
 Location in Kerala | |
 Kollam district | |
| Coordinates: 8°48′N 76°36′E / 8.8°N 76.6°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| Headquarters | Kollam |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Devidas.N IAS[1] |
| • City Police Commissioner | Narayanan T IPS |
| • Rural Superintendent of Police | Harisankar IPS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,491 km2 (962 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,635,375 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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| HDI (2005) |  0.787[2] ( High) |
| Sex ratio | 1113 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 93.77%[3] |
| Website | www |
Kollam district (Malayalam: [kolːɐm] ), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an inland lake (Ashtamudi Lake). The district has many water bodies. Kallada River is one among them, and land on the east bank of the river is East Kallada and that on the west bank is West Kallada.
- ^ "Kollam District - Who's who".
- ^ "Kerala | UNDP in India". UNDP.
- ^ "Kollam District Level Statistics 2011" (PDF). ecostat.kerala.gov.in. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.