Kannur district
Cannanore district | |
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     Clockwise from top: Vayalapra lake, Thalassery cuisine, St. Angelo Fort, Mappila Bay, Muzhappilangad Beach, Kannur International Airport. | |
| Nickname: Crown of Kerala | |
 Location in Kerala | |
 Kannur district | |
| Coordinates: 11°52′08″N 75°21′20″E / 11.8689°N 75.35546°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| Established | 1957 |
| Headquarters | Kannur |
| Subdistricts | |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Arun K Vijayan. IAS |
| • City Police Commissioner | R Ilango, IPS[1] |
| • Rural Superintendent of Police | Navneet Sharma, IPS[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,966 km2 (1,145 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 2,615,266 |
| • Density | 882/km2 (2,280/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Kannurian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL-KNR, IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration |
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| HDI (2005) |  0.783[4] ( High) |
| Sex ratio | 1090 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 95.10% |
| Website | kannur |
Kannur (pronounced [kɐɳ.ɳuːr] ) is one of the 14 districts along the west coast in the state of Kerala, India. The city of Kannur is the district headquarters and gives the district its name. The old name, Cannanore, is the anglicized form of the Malayalam name "Kannur". Kannur district is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north, Kozhikode district to the south, Mahé district to the southwest and Wayanad District to the southeast. To the east, the district is bounded by the Western Ghats, which forms the border with the state of Karnataka (Kodagu district). The Arabian Sea lies to the west. Paithalmala is the highest point in Kannur District (1,372m). Enclosed within the southern part of the district is the Mahé district of the Union Territory of Puducherry. The district was established in 1957.
Kannur Municipal Corporation is the sixth-largest urban local body in the state and Kannur Cantonment is the only Cantonment Board in Kerala. Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala is the Asia's largest, and the world's third-largest, naval academy.[5][6] Muzhappilangad beach is the longest Drive-In Beach in Asia and is featured among the top 6 best beaches for driving in the world in BBC article for Autos.[7][8] Kannur district is home to some forts which include St. Angelo Fort, and Tellicherry Fort. Thalassery town in the district is known for the Thalassery pepper.
Kannur is the sixth-most urbanised district in Kerala, with more than 50% of its residents living in urban areas. Kannur has an urban population of 1,640,986, which is the second largest in Kerala after Ernakulam district.[9][10] It was part of the Malabar District under the Madras province during the British Raj.
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