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Alappuzha district

district of Kerala, India

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Country: India
State: Kerala
Headquarters: Alappuzha
Subdivisions: Revenue divisions (2) Alappuzha Chengannur Taluks (6) Cherthala Ambalappuzha Kuttanadu Karthikappally Chengannur Mavelikkara
District collector: Alex Varghese, IAS
District police chief: MP Mohanachandran IPS
Total: 1,414 km (546 sq mi)
Rank: 14th
Density: 1,505/km (3,897/sq mi)
Official: Malayalam , English
Time zone: UTC+5:30 ( IST )
Iso 3166 code: IN-KL
Vehicle registration: KL-04 Alappuzha , KL-29 Kayamkulam , KL-30 Chengannur , KL-31 Mavelikara , KL-32 Cherthala , KL-66 Kuttanad
Hdi 2005: 0.794 ( High )
Website: alappuzha.nic.in

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Alappuzha district ( Malayalam: [ɐːlɐpːuɻɐ] ), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was formed as Alleppey district on 17 August 1957, the name of the district being changed to Alappuzha in 1990. Alappuzha is the smallest district of Kerala. Alleppey town, the district headquarters, was renamed Alappuzha in 2012.

A town with canals, backwaters, beaches, and lagoons, Alappuzha was described by George Curzon, the British Governor-General of India in the beginning of the 20th century CE, as the "Venice of the Eastern world." The district is best known for its picturesque Kerala Backwaters, by which it is well connected to other parts of Kerala, including the tourist destination of Kumarakom, the district being a well known tourist destination in India. It is also known for its coir factories, as most of Kerala's coir industries are situated in and around the Alappuzha town.