ERNAKULAM........ (KERELA)...INDIA

-Holds third place in population

-India's longest railway bridge ,vempanad (4.62 kn)

-Popularly known as the Queen of Arabian sea

-Thiru kochi was formed during the regin of Pareekshit thampuran

-Sree narayana guru formed Advaith ashram at aluva,from where he delivered the message "ONE CAST ONE RELIGION AND ONE GOAD FOR THE MAN" 1924

TOPOGRAPHY

The district having an area of 2407 sq.kms located in latitude 9 degree 57' and longitude 76 degree 15'.the border of district are the Arabian sea in west,thrissur district in north,iddukki district in east alappuzha and kottayam in south.periyar,kerala's second largest river flows through all the thaluks except muvattupuzha

CORPORATION ;KOCHI

MUNICIPALITIES

;aluva,perumbavoor,northparavoor,moovattupuzha 

,angamali,kothamangalam,thrippunithara,kalamasseri

TALUKS;

kunnnathunadu,aluva,paravoor,kothamangalam,kochi,kanayanoor,muvattupuzha

REVENUE VILLAGES;64

BLOCK PANCHAYATHS;15

GRAMA PANCHAYATHS;88

MAIN ROADS ;NH 17,NH 49,NH 47,M.C.ROAD,ALUVA-MUNNAR ROAD

ERNAULAM DISTRICT WAS FORMED ON 1st APRIL 1958

IMPORTANT PLACE TO VISIT

KALADY

birth place of adi shankaracharya

KODANAD

one pf the largest elephant capturing,kraal, and training centres of south India

MALAYATTOOR

 A place of pilgrimage to St.THOMAS the Apostle,who sowed the seeds of Christianity in the part of the world

ALUVA SIVA TEMPLE AND MANAPPURAM

located at the shore of periyar knowh as south ganga,aluva is known as south KASI.

OTHER PLACES INCLUDES

bhoothankettu, marine drive, bolghatty, bastion bunglow, willingdon island, chinese fishing net, chottanikkara temple, dutch palace, parikshith thampuran museum, santa cruz bascillica ,thrikkakara temple, elamana palace, the dutch cemetery ,fort kochi juma masjid, aluva palace, koder house ,cheranellur bagavathy temple, cruez milgres church, St Josephs church kannamaly ,marthoma church mulamthuruthy, maharajas college, mahadeva temple mannikamangalam, munikkal cave temple chengamanad, pazhoor padippura