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Kattappana
Sign in to saveKattappana ([kaʈ:ap:ɐna]) is a municipality in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located 32 km (19.8 mi) southeast of the Idukki district headquarters in Painavu, 131 km (81.4 mi) east of major commercial city Kochi and 211 km (131.1 mi) north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. Kattappana is the second-largest municipality in the district by population, and serves as a major hub for commercial and economic activity for the surrounding region.
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It sits within the topics Cities and towns in Idukki district and Tourism in Idukki district.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Kerala
- Area
- 52.77
- Elevation
- 1100
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Official website
- Lsgkerala.in/kattappanapanchayat
- Image
- Kattappana.jpg
- Dialing code
- 04868
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- Kattappana
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Historical development
- Economy
- Recognition for sanitation
- Geography
- Climate
- Civic administration
- Administration
- Administrative divisions
- Politics
- Demographics
- Tourist attractions
- Anchuruli Tunnel
- Kalvary Mount
- Agriculture
- Healthcare
- Transportation
- Highways
- Distances to nearby towns
- Major roads connecting Kattappana
- References
- External links
Kattappana ([kaʈ:ap:ɐna]) is a municipality in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located 32 km (19.8 mi) southeast of the Idukki district headquarters in Painavu, 131 km (81.4 mi) east of major commercial city Kochi and 211 km (131.1 mi) north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. Kattappana is the second-largest municipality in the district by population, and serves as a major hub for commercial and economic activity for the surrounding region.
Kattappana was formed primarily by settlers from Thodupuzha, Pala, Kanjirapally, Kothamangalam, Muvattupuzha and Changanassery in the 1950s, and was given the status of gram panchayat in 1962. The town later attained the Municipality status in 2015.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kattappana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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