Attingal

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Attingal
Town
Attingal Town
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Coordinates: 8°41′N 76°50′E / 8.68°N 76.83°E / 8.68; 76.83
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Type	Government of Kerala
• Body	Attingal Municipality
• MP	Adoor Prakash
Area
• Total	16.87 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
• Rank	4th
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	37,648
• Rank	4th
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Demonym	Attingalkaran
Languages
• Official	Malayalam
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	695101,695102,695103,695104
Telephone code	0470
Vehicle registration	KL-16

Attingal is a municipality in Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, India. It was the location of the Attingal kingdom, under Travancore. It is the headquarters of Chirayinkeezhu Taluk, and the important government institutions of the taluk such as the Taluk office, court complex, office of the deputy superintendent of Police, civil station, and treasuries are situated in Attingal. It is one of the oldest municipalities of Kerala which was constituted prior to its independence in 1924. In 1914 itself Attingal Town Improvement Authority (TIA) was formed which was the term used before the municipality regulation act of 1922. Attingal Town is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Thiruvananthapuram. Attingal is the 3rd densely populated municipality in the district.