Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Kerala
- District formation
- 16 June 1969 ; 56 years ago ( 1969-06-16 )
- Founded by
- Government of Kerala
- Headquarters
- Malappuram
- Sub divisions
- Perinthalmanna Tirur : Taluks (7) Eranad (Manjeri) Kondotty Nilambur Perinthalmanna Ponnani Tirur Tirurangadi
- Type
- District administration
- District in charge minister
- P. K. Basheer
- District collector
- Dr . Vinay Goyal IAS
- District police chief
- Chaitra Teresa John IPS
- District
- 3,554 km (1,372 sq mi)
- Rank
- 3rd
- Highest elevation mukurthi
- 2,594 m (8,510 ft)
- Density
- 1,265/km (3,280/sq mi)
- Urban
- 44.18%
- Metro
- 1,729,522
- Sex ratio 2011
- 1098 ♀ /1000 ♂
- Literacy 2011
- 93.57%
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Encyclopedic overview
Malappuram district ( Malayalam: [mɐlɐpːurɐm] ), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of 70 km (43 mi). The most populous district of Kerala, Malappuram is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 1969, spanning an area of about 3,554 km (1,372 sq mi). It is the third-largest district of Kerala by area. It is bounded by Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea on either side. The district is divided into seven Taluks: Eranad, Kondotty, Nilambur, Perinthalmanna, Ponnani, Tirur, and Tirurangadi.
Malayalam is the most spoken language. The district has witnessed significant emigration, especially to the Arab states of the Persian Gulf during the Gulf Boom of the 1970s and early 1980s, and its economy depends significantly on remittances from a large Malayali expatriate community. Malappuram was the first e-literate as well as the first cyber literate district of India. The district has four major rivers, namely Bharathappuzha, Chaliyar, Kadalundippuzha, and Tirur Puzha, out of which the first three are also among the five longest rivers in Kerala.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Malappuram district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.