Thiruvananthapuram
city in southern India; the capital of Kerala
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Summary
Thiruvananthapuram is a city[1]. Thiruvananthapuram ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,345 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Thiruvananthapuram district[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Instance of: big city[5], largest city[6], provincial capital[7], business cluster[8]
- Official language: Malayalam[9], English[10]
- Postal code: 695001[11]
- Commons category: Thiruvananthapuram[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[13]
- Local dialing code: 0471[14]
- Authority: Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation[15]
- IPA transcription: [t̪iruʋən̪ɨn̪t̪əpurəm][16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Thiruvananthapuram[17]
- Commons gallery: Thiruvananthapuram[18]
- Population: 743,691[19]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21]
- Capital of: Kerala[22], Thiruvananthapuram district[23], Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor[24]
- Official name: തിരുവനന്തപുരം[25]
- Category for people born here: Q8751258[26]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Thiruvananthapuram[27]
- Native label: തിരുവനന്തപുരം[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Thiruvananthapuram[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 10 m[30]
- Area: 214.86 km²[31]
- Geography of topic: geography of Thiruvananthapuram[32]
- ISO 15919 transliteration: tiruvanantapuraṁ[33]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Thiruvananthapuram[34]
Why It Matters
Thiruvananthapuram has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Thiruvananthapuram is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]