Kannur

"Cannanore" redirects here. For other uses, see Cannanore (disambiguation).
This article is about the city in Kerala, India. For the former city state, see Kolathunadu. For the district, see Kannur district. For the town in Karnataka, see Kannur, Dakshina Kannada.

Kannur
Cannanore
Metropolis
Kannur Skyline
Payyambalam Beach
Kannur International Airport
Gandhi Circle
Kuppam Bridge
St. Angelo Fort
Peralasseri Pond
Ezhimala Hill
Nickname(s): 
Land of looms and lores
Kannur is located in Kerala
Kannur
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Kannur (Kerala)
Kannur is located in India
Kannur
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Kannur (India)
Kannur is located in Asia
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Kannur is located in Earth
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Coordinates: 11°52′28.2″N 75°22′13.4″E / 11.874500°N 75.370389°E / 11.874500; 75.370389[1]
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
TalukKannur
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyKannur Municipal Corporation
 • MayorMuslih Madathil (Indian Union Muslim League)
 • District CollectorArun K Vijayan, IAS[1]
 • Commissioner of Police(City)Ajith Kumar, IPS[2]
 • Superintendent of Police (Rural)Nidhinraj P, IPS[3]
 • MLAsKadannapalli Ramachandran (Kannur) and K. V. Sumesh (Azhikode)
Area
[4][5]
 • Metropolis78.35 km2 (30.25 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,003 km2 (387 sq mi)
 • Rank5
Elevation
38.78 m (127.23 ft)
Population
 (2011)[4][5]
 • Metropolis232,486
 • Rank6
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
 • Metro
[6]
1,640,986
DemonymKannurkaran (Male)

Kannurkari (Female)

Kannurkar (Plural)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670001
Telephone code+91497xxxxxxx
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-13
Sex ratio1000:1090 ♂/♀
Literacy rate96.23%
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
Niyamasabha constituenciesKannur & Azhikode
International airportKannur International Airport
Websitewww.kannur.nic.in kannurcorporation.lsgkerala.gov.in

Kannur (Malayalam: [kɐɳːuːr] ⓘ), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated 274 kilometres (170 mi) north of the major port city and commercial hub Kochi and 137 kilometres (85 mi) south of the major port city and a commercial hub, Mangalore. During the period of British colonial rule in India, when Kannur was a part of the Malabar District (Madras Presidency), the city was known as Cannanore. Kannur is the fifth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala.[7] As of 2011 census, Kannur Municipal Corporation, the local body which administers mainland area of city, had a population of 232,486.[4][8]

Kannur was the headquarters of Kolathunadu, one of the four most important dynasties on the Malabar Coast, along with the Zamorin of Calicut, Kingdom of Cochin and Kingdom of Quilon. The Arakkal kingdom had right over the city of Kannur and Laccadive Islands in the late medieval period.[9] Kannur municipality was formed on 1 November 1866 by the Madras Act 10 of 1865 (Amendment of the Improvements in Towns Act 1850)[10] of the British Indian Empire, along with the municipalities of Thalassery, Kozhikode, Palakkad and Fort Kochi, making them the first modern municipalities in the state. It was upgraded into a municipal corporation in 2015.

Kannur Cantonment is the only cantonment board in Kerala.[11] The Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala is Asia's largest, and the world's third-largest, naval academy.[12][non-primary source needed] Muzhappilangad beach is the longest drive-in beach in Asia and appeared among the top six best beaches for driving in the world in a BBC Top Gear article.[13] During British rule, Kannur's chief importance laid in producing Thalassery pepper.

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  2. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (18 November 2022). "New postings for top police officers". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 October 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Major reshuffle in Kerala Police Department, IPS transfers announced | Check full list". Onmanorama. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2011cities was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b http://www.kudumbashree.org › sub-district
  6. ^ Kannur Metropolitan Urban Region Population 2011–2021 Census
  7. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cannanore" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 184.
  8. ^ KNR_DEC-Newsletter (December 2018). "Kannur Municipal Corporation" (PDF). Kannur Municipal Corporation Newsletter.
  9. ^ Logan, William (2006). Malabar Manual. Calicut: Mathrubhumi Books. ISBN 978-81-8264-046-7.
  10. ^ "CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CENTRAL ACTS (Updated up to 17-10-2014)". Lawmin.nic.in. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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    - Madras District Gazetteers, Statistical Appendix For Malabar District. Vol. 2. Madras: The Superintendent, Government Press. 1915. p. 20. Retrieved 2 December 2020 – via Google Books.
    - Henry Frowde (1908–1909). Imperial Gazetteer of India (New ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Kannur cantonment polls today". The Hindu. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Navy-Training Academy - proposed Expansion". Deccan Herald. 11 August 2017.
    - "Asia's largest naval academy opened". Arab News. 10 January 2009.
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  13. ^ Gibson, David K. "The best beaches for driving". Top Gear. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
    - "Muzhappilangad wins BBC favour". The Deccan Chronicle. 24 June 2016.