Thrissur
Trichur, Thrissivaperur | |
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Thrissur (Kerala) | |
Coordinates: 10°31′39.4″N 76°12′51.8″E / 10.527611°N 76.214389°E[1] | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Thrissur |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council government |
• Body | Thrissur Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | M. K. Varghese (LDF – Independent) |
• Deputy mayor | Rajasree Gopan (LDF – CPI(M)) |
• Police commissioner | R Ilango [1] IPS |
• Member of Parliament | Suresh Gopi (BJP) |
Area | |
101.42 km2 (39.16 sq mi) | |
• Rank | 4th |
Elevation | 39.58 m (129.86 ft) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
315,957 | |
• Rank | 113th |
• Density | 3,115/km2 (8,070/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,406,791 |
Demonym(s) | Thrissurkaran (male) Thrissurkari (female) Thrissurkar (plural) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 680xxx |
Telephone codes | Thrissur: +91487xxxxxxx, Irinjalakuda: +91480xxxxxxx, Wadakkancherry: +914884xxxxxx, Kunnamkulam: +914885xxxxxx |
Vehicle registration | KL-08 |
Literacy rate | 97.24% |
GDP(2020) | US$3.654 (equivalent to $4.3 in 2023)Billion[5] |
Importance | Cultural capital of Kerala |
Climate | Am/Aw (Köppen) |
Precipitation | 3,100 millimetres (120 in) |
Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
Website | https://thrissur.nic.in/ |
Thrissur (Malayalam: [t̪riʃ(ː)uːr] ), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and the 21st largest in India.[6][7] The city is built around a 65-acre (26 ha) hillock called Thekkinkadu Maidanam which seats the Vadakkunnathan temple. It is located 304 kilometres (189 mi) north-west of the state's capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin, and was a point of contact for the Assyrians, Greeks, Persians, Arabs, Romans, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
Thrissur is known as City of Celebrations and also called the cultural capital of Kerala because of its cultural, spiritual and religious leanings throughout history.[8] The city centre contains the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Kerala Sahitya Academy.[9] The city hosts the Thrissur Pooram festival, the most colourful and spectacular temple festival in Kerala.[10][11] The festival is held at the Thekkinkadu Maidan of Vadakumnathan Temple in April or May, in the Malayalam month 'medam'.[8]
Religion is important and varied in Thrissur. The city has historically been a centre of Hindu scholarship, and Christianity, Islam and Judaism are believed to have entered the Indian subcontinent through Thrissur and its surrounding areas. Thrissur has a large number of well-known temples including the Vadakkumnathan temple, Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple, and Paramekkavu temple. There are three major Catholic churches, the St. Antony's Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane, Our Lady of Lourdes Syro-Malabar Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral and Our Lady of Dolours Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica, the largest Christian church in India.[12][13] Thrissur is home to the Academy of Sharia and Advanced Studies an Islamic institute that is unusual in that it teaches Sanskrit and aspart of the Sanskrit syllabus it includes study of several key Hindu texts.[14][15][16][17][18][19]
The city is the headquarters of four major scheduled banks, South Indian Bank Ltd, Catholic Syrian Bank, Dhanalakshmi Bank and ESAF Small Finance Bank[20] as well as several chit funds.[21] The city is also a big centre for silks and gold jewellery. Thrissur attracts the largest number of domestic tourists in Kerala.[22]
Thrissur is also a major academic hub and is home to several educational institutions, including the Kerala Kalamandalam, Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala University of Health Sciences, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Sree Kerala Varma College, St Thomas College, Jawahar Bal Bhavan Thrissur, Kerala Institute of Local Administration, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Kerala Police Academy, Police Dog Training Centre, Kerala Fire and Rescue Services Academy, Excise Academy and Research Centre, Government College Of Music And Performing Arts, Government College of Fine Arts, Government Law College, Government Engineering College, Government Medical College and Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College.[23][24][25] UNESCO has included Thrissur in its Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) in recognition of the city's outstanding efforts to make lifelong learning a reality for all at the local level.[26]
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