Maradu

Maradu () is a municipality and census town in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. Maradu is an inner suburb of the Kochi metropolitan area and is located south of the Kochi city centre. As per the 2011 Indian census, Maradu has a population of 44,704 people.

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Place details

Locality: Mulanthuruthy
Region: Kerala
Country: India
Population: 39,538

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Maradu
Settlement.native_name: മരട്
Settlement.native_name_lang: ml
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_caption: From top to bottom: 1.The Thevara Canal 2.Crowne Plaza, Maradu
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Kerala#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kerala, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: City
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kochi
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ernakulam
Settlement.subdivision_type3: State
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kerala
Settlement.government_type: Municipal council
Settlement.governing_body: Maradu Municipality
Settlement.leader_party: INC

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Wikidata facts

Area: 12.35
Image: St Mary Magdalene Church Moothedam Maradu.jpg
Dialing code: 484

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postal code: 682304
Commons category: Maradu

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History
Geography
Demographics
Religion
Governance
Culture
Local media
Festivals
Developments
See also
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On 8 May 2019, the Supreme Court of India ordered five apartments in Maradu to be demolished within one month, for violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules, although only four of these apartments had yet been constructed. The incident received widespread media attention, and generated controversy across Kerala for the alleged corruption in the local government sector.