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The name derives from the deity of the Hindu temple at the center of Thiruvananthapuram city. Anantha is another name of Vishnu, the deity of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. The district's official name in English was Trivandrum until 1991, when the government reinstated the city's original name, Thiruvananthapuram, in all languages.
The districts in Kerala are often named after the largest town or city in the district. Some of the districts were renamed in 1990 from the anglicised names to their local names. The 14 districts are further divided into 27 revenue divisions, 77 taluks, and 1664 revenue villages.
The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century, when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi.In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar, making it the first municipality in the Indian subcontinent, which was dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in the 18th century. [3]
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Name of the Taluk Name of the District No. of villages RTO Code Area (in sq.km) 1 Neyyattinkara: Thiruvananthapuram: 21 KL-19, KL-20 2 Kattakkada: 13 KL-74 3 Nedumangad: 25 KL-21 4 Thiruvananthapuram: 31 KL-01, KL-15, KL-22 5 Chirayinkeezhu (HO: Attingal) 17 KL-16 6 Varkala: 12 KL-81 7 Kollam: Kollam: 31 KL-02 8 Kunnathoor (HO: Sasthamcotta) 07 ...
The state legislative assembly and Secretariat are located in Thiruvananthapuram. The city also serves as the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram district.The Thiruvananthapuram municipality was established in 1920 and was declared as a Corporation on 30 October 1940, during the rule of Chitra Thirunal Bala Rama Varma. [1]
The city corporation is spread over 214.86 km 2 with 100 wards and a population of 9,57,730 inhabitants. [2] It includes the Legislative Assembly constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram , Vattiyoorkavu , Nemom , Kazhakkoottam and 5 wards of the Kovalam constituency.