Attingal
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Attingal is a municipality in Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, India. It was the location of the Attingal kingdom, under Travancore. It is the headquarters of Chirayinkeezhu Taluk, and the important government institutions of the taluk such as the Taluk office, court complex, office of the deputy superintendent of Police, civil station, and treasuries are situated in Attingal. It is one of the oldest municipalities of Kerala which was constituted prior to its independence in 1924. In 1914 itself Attingal Town Improvement Authority (TIA) was formed which was the term used before the municipality regulation act of 1922. Attingal Town is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Thiruvananthapuram. Attingal is the 3rd densely populated municipality in the district.
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Attingal | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 8.68°N 76.83°E / 8.68; 76.83 | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Thiruvananthapuram |
Government | |
• Type | Government of Kerala |
• Body | Attingal Municipality |
• MP | Adoor Prakash |
Area | |
• Total | 16.87 km2 (6.51 sq mi) |
• Rank | 4th |
Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 37,648 |
• Rank | 4th |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
Demonym | Attingalkaran |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 695101,695102,695103,695104 |
Telephone code | 0470 |
Vehicle registration | KL-16 |