Kerala
Indian state
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Summary
Kerala is a state of India[1]. Kerala ranks in the top 7% of state of india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,155 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: India[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arabian Sea[5]
- Head of government: Pinarayi Vijayan[6]
- Continent: Asia[7]
- Head of state: Rajendra Arlekar[8], Sheila Dikshit[9]
- Capital: Thiruvananthapuram[10]
- Official language: Malayalam[11], English[12]
- Currency: Indian rupee[13]
- Shares border with: Tamil Nadu[14], Karnataka[15], Puducherry[16]
- Basic form of government: unicameralism[17]
- Legislative body: Kerala Legislative Assembly[18]
- Executive body: Council of Ministers of Kerala[19]
- Part of: India[20]
- Commons category: Kerala[21]
- Licence plate code: KL[22]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[23]
- Inception: November 1, 1956[24]
- Highest point: Anamudi[25]
- Official website: https://kerala.gov.in[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kerala[27]
- Commons gallery: Kerala[28]
- Population: 34,523,726[29], 33,406,061[30], 31,841,374[31], 29,098,518[32], 25,453,680[33], 21,347,375[34], 16,903,715[35]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Kerala[36]
- Office held by head of government: Chief Minister of Kerala[37]
Why It Matters
Kerala has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Kerala is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]