Aluva
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- Settlement.name
- Aluva
- Settlement.other_name
- Alwaye (colonial name)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality In Kochi
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- India Kerala#India
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- Location in Kerala, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kerala
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ernakulam
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1921
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Aluva Municipality
- Settlement.leader_party
- INC
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairperson
- Settlement.leader_name
- Saiji Jolly
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- Metric
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Aluva (), formerly known as Alwaye, is a municipality and a northern suburb of the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is located about north of the city centre.
Aluva is known for the Sivarathri festival, which is celebrated annually on the sandbanks of the Periyar River. The Advaita Ashram in Aluva, founded in 1913 by Sree Narayana Guru, an Indian social reformer, further enhances the region’s cultural heritage. Today, despite being part of both the city and the Kochi urban agglomeration, Aluva remains an autonomous municipality with its civic administration conducted by the Aluva Municipal Council, since Kochi Corporation has not expanded its limits for over 53 years.