Kollam
City in Kerala, India
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Summary
Kollam is a city[1]. Kollam ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,500 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kollam district[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ashtamudi Lake[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], urban area[7]
- Founder: Rama Varma Kulashekhara[8]
- Postal code: 691001[9]
- Commons category: Kollam[10]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[11]
- Local dialing code: 474[12]
- Authority: Kollam Municipal Corporation[13]
- Official website: http://kollam.nic.in/Default.htm[14], http://kollamcorporation.gov.in/ml[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kollam[16]
- Commons gallery: Kollam[17]
- Population: 397,419[18]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], History of Ming[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22]
- Capital of: Venad[23], Central Travancore[24], Kollam district[25]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Kollam[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kollam[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 3 m[28]
- Area: 73,030,000 m²[29]
- Geography of topic: geography of Kollam[30]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Kollam[31]
- Economy of topic: economy of Kollam[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kollam include Kollam Airport[33], an airport[34], in India[35].
Why It Matters
Kollam has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Kollam is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Kollam include Kollam Airport[33], an airport[34], in India[35].