Kollam district

Summary

Kollam district is a district of India^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of district_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,530 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kollam district is located in Kerala^[3].
• Kollam district is in the country of India^[4].
• Kollam district's instance of is recorded as district of India^[5].
• Kollam district's capital is recorded as Kollam^[6].
• Kollam district's shares border with is recorded as Tirunelveli district^[7].
• Kollam district's shares border with is recorded as Alappuzha district^[8].
• Kollam district's shares border with is recorded as Pathanamthitta district^[9].
• Kollam district's shares border with is recorded as Thiruvananthapuram district^[10].
• Kollam district's Commons category is recorded as Kollam district^[11].
• 1835 marks the founding of Kollam district^[12].
• Kollam district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.8, 'lon': 76.6}^[13].
• Kollam district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.95687, 'lon': 76.85274}^[14].
• Kollam district's official website is recorded as http://www.kollam.nic.in/^[15].
• Kollam district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kollam district^[16].
• Kollam district has a population of {'amount': '+2635375'}^[17].
• Kollam district's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+669375'}^[18].
• Kollam district's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+1388407'}^[19].
• Kollam district's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+1246968'}^[20].
• Kollam district's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Kollam district^[21].
• Kollam district's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'KLM'}^[22].
• Kollam district's different from is recorded as Kollam District Panchayat^[23].
• Kollam district covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+2491'}^[24].
• Kollam district's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+1187158'}^[25].
• Kollam district's rural population is recorded as {'amount': '+1448217'}^[26].
• Kollam district's illiterate population is recorded as {'amount': '+395102'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Kollam district is in the country of India^[4]. It is located in Kerala^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kollam district covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+2491'}^[24]. It has a population of {'amount': '+2635375'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Kollam district's instance of is recorded as district of India^[5].

History and Context

1835 marks the founding of Kollam district^[12].

Why It Matters

Kollam district ranks in the top 4% of district_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,530 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]