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Urban agglomeration
From top clockwise: Aerial view of Residency Road in Kollam city, Coastal Road in Paravur, A high-rise apartment building in Ramankulangara, Ashtamudi Lake view from Chavara, H&J Shopping Mall in Karunagappally
Nickname: KMA
Kollam metropolitan areaLocation in India
Coordinates: 8°53′N 76°36′E / 8.88°N 76.60°E / 8.88; 76.60
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Body	City Corporation of Kollam
Area
• Total	364.51 km (140.74 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,351,000
• Density	3,700/km (9,600/sq mi)
• Metro rank	48th
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-02(Kollam), KL-23(Karunagappalli), KL-24(Kottarakkara), KL-25(Punalur), KL-61(Kunnathur), KL 15(KSRTC)
GDP	$13 Billion
Sex ratio	1095 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituencies	Kollam, Mavelikkara(Part), Alappuzha(Part)
Planning agency	Kollam Development Authority (KDA)
Civic agency	City Corporation of Kollam

Kollam Metropolitan Area is the 4th largest Metropolis in Kerala and 14th largest urban agglomeration in South India. It is one of the 10 fastest growing cities in the world covering an area of 364.51 km (2015) with a 31.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on urban area growth during January 2020.

The metropolitan area, constituted on the basis of 2011 census data, consists of Kollam Municipal Corporation (Quilon), 2 municipalities, 22 Panchayaths and parts of 2 Panchayaths. The two municipalities are Paravur and Karunagappalli. The 21 Panchayaths are Adichanalloor, Adinad, Ayanivelikulangara, Chavara, Elampalloor, Kallelibhagom, Kottamkara, Kulasekharapuram, Mayyanad, Meenad, Nedumpana, Oachira, Panayam, Panmana, Perinad, Poothakkulam, Thazhuthala, Thodiyoor, Thazhava, Thrikkaruva, Thrikkovilvattom, and Vadakkumthala. Outgrowth of Neendakara, Eravipuram and Thrikkadavoor panchayaths are also included in the Kollam metropolitan area.

Constituents of the urban agglomeration

See also

• List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India
• List of most populous urban agglomerations in Kerala
• List of cities and towns in Kerala

References

1. "NRP Draft Final Report with annexures" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
2. "Demographia World Urban Areas" (PDF). Demographia. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
3. "3 of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
4. "Thrikadavur becomes part of Kollam city". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
5. "Kollam Urban Region". Census 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
6. "Kollam city population Census". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 16 December 2013.

v t e Kollam district
City corporations	Kollam
Municipalities	Paravur Karunagapally Punalur Kottarakkara
Revenue divisional office	Kollam Punalur
Talukas and villages	Kollam Sakthikulangara Thrikkadavoor Thrikkaruva Mandrothuruth East Kallada Mulavana Perinad Panayam Kilikollur Mangad Kottamkara Elampallur Nedumpana Pallimon Thrikkovilvattom Thazhuthala Vadakkevila Mundakkal Eravipuram Mayyanad Adichanallur Meenad Chirakkara Paravur Kottappuram(Paravur) Poothakkulam Parippally Kalluvathukkal Kollam East Kollam West Kottarakkara Pavithreswaram Puthur Ezhukone Kareepra Neduvathoor Kulakkada Kalayapuram Mylom Melila Chakkuvarakkal Vettikkavala Kottarakkara Ummannur Valakom Elamad Odanavattom Veliyam Pooyappally Velinallur Nilamel Chadayamangalam Kottukkal Ittiva Kadakkal Kummil Mankode Chithara Punalur Punalur Karavaloor Anchal Edamulakkal Arakkal Valaikode Edamon Aryankavu Thenmala Kulathupuzha Yeroor Pathady Alayamon Thinkalkarikkam Ayiranelloor Channapetta Karunagappally Alappad Ochira Adinad Karunagappally Thazhava Manappally Pavumba Thodiyoor Kallalibhagom Thevalakkara Chavara Neendakara Clappana Kulasekharapuram Chavara Thekkumbhagom Ayanivelikulangara Panmana Vadakumthala Kunnathur Sooranad North Sooranad South Mynagappally Sasthamkotta Poruvazhi Kunnathur West Kallada Pathanapuram Chenkilathu Kundayam Manchalloor Pathanapuram Pattazhy Pattazhy Vadakkekkara Pidavoor Piravanthoor Punnala Thalavoor Vilakudy

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