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Kerala 's fourteen districts are distributed among Kerala 's three historical regions: Malabar (northern Kerala ), Kochi (central Kerala ), and Travancore (southern Kerala ). Kerala 's modern-day districts (listed in order from north to south) correspond to them as follows:
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Malabar : Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad
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Kochi : Thrissur, Ernakulam
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Travancore : Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala comprises the regions of Central Travancore, Chera Nadu, Kuttanad, Malabar, Onattukara, Travancore, Valluvanadu, and Venad. Kerala 's 14 revenue districts are subdivided into 62 taluks, 1453 revenue villages and 1007 Gram panchayats.
Mahé, a part of the Indian union territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry), is a coastal exclave surrounded by Kerala on all of its landward approaches. Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) is the state capital and most populous city.Kochi is the most populous urban agglomeration and the major port city in Kerala. Kozhikode, Thrissur, and Kannur are the other major commercial centers of the state. The High Court of Kerala is located at Ernakulam. Kerala 's districts, which serve as the administrative regions for taxation purposes, are further subdivided into 63 taluks; these have fiscal and administrative powers over settlements within their borders, including maintenance of local land records.
| No |
Major Cities |
District |
Population |
| 01 |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Thiruvananthapuram |
744,983 |
| 02 |
Kochi> |
Ernakulam |
595,575 |
| 03 |
Kozhikode |
Kozhikode |
436,556 |
| 04 |
Kollam |
Kollam |
361,029 |
| 05 |
Thrissur |
Thrissur |
317,526 |
| 06 |
Alappuzha |
Alappuzha |
187,495 |
| 07 |
Palakkad |
Palakkad |
130,767 |
| 08 |
Thalassery |
Kannur |
99,387 |
| 09 |
Ponnani |
Malappuram |
87,495 |
| 10 |
Manjeri |
Malappuram |
83,707 |
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