Kollam is an ancient seaport and the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala, on the southern Malabar Coast at the banks of Ashtamudi Lake, about 71 kilometres northwest of Thiruvananthapuram. It is one of India's oldest continuously inhabited cities, with a history as a maritime trading centre reaching back to the Phoenicians and Romans, and it serves today as a gateway to the Kerala backwaters.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Kollam (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 397,419 (2011)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 8.885278, longitude 76.586389
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 3 m
P2046 (area)
area 73.03 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 397419 (2011)
View the Source2. Kollam (Wikipedia)
- infobox established_title=Established established_date=823
Lead
is an ancient seaport and the fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
71 kilometres (44 mi) northwest of Thiruvananthapuram. Kollam is one of India
View the Source3. GeoNames: Kollam - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1259091
8.88113 76.58469 P PPLA2 IN 13 600 5688 367107 13 Asia/Kolkata
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 13 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 8.75, 76.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 8.75, 76.75
8.75 76.75 Am
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