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Thrissur District

Thrissur district, anglicised as Trichur, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of . It is situated in the central region of the state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, the district is home to over 9% of Kerala's population.
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is a popular city and district in the central part of in . It is known as the cultural capital of Kerala, with numerous cultural institutions, art centers, museums, etc.

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is one of the most sacred and important pilgrim towns in . This temple-town is extremely famous for its large Sree Krishna Temple, believed to be one of the 108 most divine Vishnu temples of world.

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is a historically significant town situated on the banks of the river Periyar on the Malabar Coast in Thrissur district of , India. It is 36 kilometres north of by National Highway 66 and 38 km from .

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is a city in . It is 24 km from , on highway. It can also reached from , which is 8 km away.

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is a municipality in Thrissur District of Kerala state in India. is noted for its beach and fishing. It lies on National Highway 17 is about 75 km north of the city of , the commercial capital of Kerala and 25 km west of , the cultural capital of .

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is in region of . The sanctuary is 22 km from Trissur and consists of the Palappilli- Nelliyampathi. These forests spread over a wide area and also encompass little bit of the Chimminy wildlife sanctuary.

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Chimmini Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located along the in Chalakudy taluk of Thrissur District of state in . Established in 1984, the sanctuary with an area of about 85.067 km.

is a small town in on the way to Ernakulam from via NH 17. It is the birth place of Kunjunni Mash.

Thrissur District

Latitude of center
10.5202° or 10° 31′ 13″ north
Longitude of center
76.2204° or 76° 13′ 13″ east
Population
3,120,000
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Abbreviation
“TSR”
Geo­Names ID
8133543
Wiki­data ID
Q2429655
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Thrissur District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة ثريسور”
  • Asturian: “distritu de Thrissur”
  • Asturian: “Thrissur (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “Thrissur”
  • Basque: “Thrissur barrutia”
  • Bengali: “ত্রিশূর জেলা”
  • Bhojpuri: “त्रिशूर जिला”
  • Catalan: “Thrissur”
  • Cebuano: “Thrissur District”
  • Chinese: “Thrissur”
  • Chinese: “特里蘇爾縣”
  • Dutch: “Thrissur”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ثريسور”
  • French: “District de Trichur”
  • French: “Thrissur”
  • German: “Thrissur”
  • Gujarati: “ત્રિશ્શૂર જિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “तृश्शूर जिला”
  • Hindi: “त्रिश्शूर जिला”
  • Hindi: “त्रिसूर जिला”
  • Hindi: “त्रिस्सूर जिला”
  • Hindi: “त्रिस्सूर”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Thrissur”
  • Italian: “distretto di Thrissur”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Thrissur”
  • Japanese: “トリシュール県”
  • Japanese: “トリッシュール県”
  • Kannada: “ತ್ರಿಶೂರ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ”
  • Malayalam: “തൃശൂർ ജില്ല”
  • Malayalam: “തൃശ്ശൂർ (ജില്ല)”
  • Malayalam: “തൃശ്ശൂർ ജില്ല”
  • Malayalam: “തൃശ്ശൂര്‍”
  • Marathi: “तृशुर जिल्हा”
  • Marathi: “थ्रिसुर जिल्हा”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Thrissur”
  • Newari: “तृश्शूर जिल्ला”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Thrissur”
  • Norwegian: “Thrissur”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Districte de Thrissur”
  • Persian: “بخش تریسور”
  • Russian: “Триссур (округ)”
  • Russian: “Триссур”
  • Russian: “Тричур (округ)”
  • Sanskrit: “तृश्शूरमण्डलम्”
  • Santali: “ᱛᱨᱤᱥᱩᱨ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Santali: “ᱛᱷᱨᱤᱥᱥᱩᱨ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Thrissur”
  • Spanish: “Thrissur”
  • Swedish: “Thrissur District”
  • Swedish: “Thrissur”
  • Tamil: “திருச்சூர் மாவட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “త్రిస్సూర్ జిల్లా”
  • Urdu: “ترشور ضلع”
  • “त्रिशूर जिला”

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