Thalassery
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Thalassery (Malayalam: [t̪ɐlɐʃ(ː)eːɾi] ⓘ), formerly Tellicherry,[2] is a municipality and commercial city on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahe, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Kodagu (Karnataka). Thalassery municipality has a population of just under 100,000 as of 2011 census.[3] Thalassery Heritage City has an area of 23.98 square kilometres (9.26 sq mi). Thalassery has an altitude ranging from 2.5 to 30 metres (8 ft 2 in to 98 ft 5 in) above mean sea-level.
Thalassery
Tellicherry | |
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City | |
TLY | |
Coordinates: 11°44′56.8″N 75°29′20.4″E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Kannur |
Municipality | 1 November 1866 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Thalassery Municipality |
• Municipal Chairman | Jamunarani |
• Member of Parliament | K. Muraleedharan |
• Member of Legislative Assembly | A.N. Shamseer |
• Assistant City Commissioner of Police | V. Suresh |
Area | |
• Total | 23.96 km2 (9.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 33.02 m (108.33 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 92,558[1] |
Demonym | Thalasserikaran |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 6701xx |
Telephone code | +91490xxxxxxx |
Vehicle registration | KL-58 |
Sex ratio | 1000:1125 ♂/♀ |
Parliament constituency | Vatakara |
Legislative Assembly constituency | Thalassery |
Website | Thalasserymunicipality |
Tellicherry municipality was formed on 1 November 1866 according to the Madras Act 10 of 1865 (Amendment of the Improvements in City act 1850)[4] of the British Indian Empire, making it the second oldest municipality in the state. At that time, the municipality was known as Tellicherry Commission and Tellicherry was the capital of North Malabar. G. M. Ballard, the Malabar collector, was the first president of the municipal commission. A European barrister, A. F. Lamaral, would later become the first Chairman of Thalassery municipality.[5] Thalassery grew into a prominent place during European rule, due to its strategic geographic location.[6] Thalassery has played a significant historical, cultural, educational and commercial role in the history of India, especially during the colonial period. On 9 February 2014, Thalassery taluk was split in two[7] and Iritty taluk was formed. The northeastern hilly region of the former Thalassery Taluk such as Peravoor, Aralam, Ayyankunnu, Kottiyoor, Kelakam are within the Iritty Taluk area.