Kollam

Summary

Kollam is a city^[1]. Kollam has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Kollam is located in Kollam district^[3].
• Kollam is in the country of India^[4].
• Kollam is on the body of water Ashtamudi Lake^[5].
• Kollam's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Kollam's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Kollam's instance of is recorded as urban area^[8].
• Kollam's founder is recorded as Rama Varma Kulashekhara^[9].
• Kollam's postal code is recorded as 691001^[10].
• Kollam's Commons category is recorded as Kollam^[11].
• Kollam's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[12].
• Kollam's local dialing code is recorded as 474^[13].
• Kollam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.8852777777778, 'lon': 76.586388888889}^[14].
• Kollam's authority is recorded as Kollam Municipal Corporation^[15].
• Kollam's official website is recorded as http://kollam.nic.in/Default.htm^[16].
• Kollam's official website is recorded as http://kollamcorporation.gov.in/ml^[17].
• Kollam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kollam^[18].
• Kollam's Commons gallery is recorded as Kollam^[19].
• Kollam has a population of {'amount': '+397419'}^[20].
• Kollam's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[21].
• Kollam's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[22].
• Kollam's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Kollam's described by source is recorded as History of Ming^[24].
• Kollam's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Kollam's capital of is recorded as Venad^[26].
• Kollam's capital of is recorded as Central Travancore^[27].

Body

Geography

Kollam is in the country of India^[4]. Kollam is located in Kollam district^[3]. Kollam is on the body of water Ashtamudi Lake^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Kollam covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+73030000'}^[28]. Kollam sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[29]. Kollam has a population of {'amount': '+397419'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], big city^[7], and urban area^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kollam include Kollam Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in India^[32].

Why It Matters

Kollam has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Kollam is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Kollam include Kollam Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in India^[32].