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Thrissur district was formed on 1 July 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as the cultural capital of Kerala, and the land of Poorams . The district is known for its ancient temples , churches , and mosques .
North Malabar region includes Kasargod, Kannur, Wayanad, and the northern region of Kozhikode district, south Malabar region includes south-central part of Kozhikode district, Malappuram, parts except Chittoor taluk of Palakkad district, Kunnamkulam and Chavakkad region of Thrissur district.
The city is the headquarters of Thrissur City Police and Thrissur Rural Police. The Thrissur City Police is headed by a Police Commissioner, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. The city is divided into three sub divisions, Thrissur, Kunnamkulam and Guruvayur. It also operates 24 police stations, including a woman police station and a ...
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrissur Party Candidate Votes % ±% CPI: P. Balachandran: 44,263 : 34.25 : 7.94 : INC: Padmaja Venugopal 43,317 33.52 3.18 BJP: Suresh Gopi: 40,457 31.30 11.84 NOTA: None of the above 712 0.56 Independent: Ajith Menon Ponnemkattil 252 0.19 − IGP: Thrissur Mukundan 225 0.17 0.11 Margin of victory 946 ...
Thrissur is one of the six major cities in the state of Kerala, India. Thrissur city, being home to several cultural, literary and other institutions like Kerala Sahitya Academy and Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy is nicknamed the Cultural Capital of Kerala. The City is also home to several monuments having great historical significance.
The city is 75 km north-east of Kochi, 133 km south-west of Coimbatore, 124 km south-east of Kozhikode and 151 km north of Changanacherry. [37] The city is located in a hillock called Thekkinkadu Maidan which is the second highest point in the city after the Vilangan Hills .
The Indian state of Kerala borders with the states of Tamil Nadu on the south and east, Karnataka on the north and the Arabian Sea coastline on the west. The Western Ghats, bordering the eastern boundary of the State, form an almost continuous mountain wall, except near Palakkad where there is a natural mountain pass known as the Palakkad Gap.
Thrissur has one parliamentary constituency—Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency—and elects two members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to the state legislature. The Thrissur City Police, a division of the Kerala Police, is the law enforcement agency in the city.