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Trippunithura | |
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      Clockwise from top: South block of Hill Palace Museum;
Palace Oval Ground; Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple; Kalikkotta Palace; Pond in Hill Palace; Kotta Vathil | |
  Trippunithura Locality in Kerala, India  Trippunithura Trippunithura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′38″N 76°20′58″E / 9.94389°N 76.34944°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| City | Kochi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Trippunithura Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.17 km2 (11.26 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 69,390 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0484 |
| Vehicle registration | KL 39 |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Ernakulam |
Thrippunithura, also spelled Tripunithura, (Malayalam pronunciation: [t̪r̥ipːuːɳit̪ːurɐ]), is a municipality[1] in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is part of the Kochi metropolitan area, 7 km (4.3 mi) east of the Kochi city centre. As per the 2011 Indian census, Thrippunithura has a population of 69,390. A prominent historical region, Thrippunithura was the capital of the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin. The Hill Palace situated in Thripunithura was the palace of Maharaja of Cochin, the ruler of Kingdom of Cochin. Thrippunithura is known for its rich culture which includes the annual Vrishchikotsavam festival that takes place at the Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple.
In recent years, due to the development and urban expansion of Kochi, Thrippunithura has merged with Kochi to form a contiguous urban area. Many major projects, such as the Thrippunithura transit hub, have been under development for further integration of the town with the Kochi metropolitan area.[3]
- ^ a b "Local Bodies - Grama Panchayath" (PDF). lsgkerala.gov.in.
- ^ "PMAY profile - Thripunithura Municipality".
- ^ "Transit hub project hits slow lane". The Times of India. 25 June 2023.