Mattanur
Airport City of North Malabar | |
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  Mattanur Location in Kerala, India  Mattanur Mattanur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°55′52″N 75°34′19″E / 11.931°N 75.572°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Iritty |
| Municipality | 1 April 1990 |
| Named for | Kannur International Airport |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • MLA | K. K. Shailaja |
| • Municipal Chairman | N. Shajith |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.32 km2 (20.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 47,078 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670702[3] |
| Telephone code | 91-(0)490 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL 78 |
| Niyamasabha Constituency | Mattanur |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Kannur |
| Website | http://www.mattannurmunicipality.in/ |
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Mattanur, also spelled Mattannur, is a town, municipality, and an aerotropolis in Kannur district, Kerala, India. Mattanur is about 27 km east of Kannur and Thalassery, two major towns of the district.[4]
Mattanur lies between Kannur, Thalassery, and Iritty. It is the intersection where Thalassery–Coorg Highway (popularly known as the TC Road) meets the Kannur–Mattanur Road. The inter-state buses travelling from Bangalore and Mysore to Thalassery and Kannur pass through Mattanur. It is an important hub, connecting Kodagu and Kannur. Kannur Airport is about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Mattanur.
- ^ "Mattanur elevation map". topographic-map.com.
- ^ "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ Jain, Rohit. "Mattanur Kannur Pin Code". Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.