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Thiruvananthapuram

Southern Asia

Thiruvananthapuram, also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011 the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 square kilometers, the most populous city in Kerala, while the wider metropolitan area has over 1.7 million inhabitants. It is among the few cities in India serving as a state capital that is also a center for heritage, maritime activity, information technology, space research, defence and biosciences, and one of the few cities in the world with both an international airport and an international seaport close to its center.

Facts
Population
957,730 1
Area (sq km)
214.86 2
Elevation (m)
10 2
Latitude
8.4875 degrees north 2
Longitude
76.9525 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Thiruvananthapuram (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 km2, making it the most populous city in Kerala.
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
    within an area of 543 km2. Thiruvananthapuram is one of the few cities in India
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2. Thiruvananthapuram (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 8.4875, longitude 76.9525
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 10 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 214.86 sq km
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: Thiruvananthapuram
Wikidata Q167715, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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