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Punalur
Sign in to savePunalur is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of the Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It is in the eastern part of the Kollam district of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River and foothills of the Western Ghats. It is about northeast of Kollam and north of Thiruvananthapuram.
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- Punalur
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- Municipality
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- Punalur Suspension Bridge
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- administrative territorial entity
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Kollam district
- Area
- +34
- Elevation
- +56
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
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- Geography
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- Punalur taluk
- Punalur paper mill
- Notable people
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Punalur is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of the Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It is in the eastern part of the Kollam district of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River and foothills of the Western Ghats. It is about northeast of Kollam and north of Thiruvananthapuram.
== Geography == thumb|upright|The Punalur Suspension Bridge thumb|upright|Punalur Kallada River seen from Punalur Suspension Bridge|220px Punalur has an average elevation of . Many tourists have visited scenic spots along the Kallada River. The Palaruvi Falls is from Punalur. The first planned ecotourism project in Kerala is only from Punalur on NH 744 towards Sengottai.