Chamakada

Chamakada or Chamakkada is a trade hub of the city of Kollam, India, in the core Downtown Kollam area.^[1] The area has wholesale dealers and rice merchants.^[2] Chamakada is the second main commercial centre of Kollam city after Chinnakada.^[3]

Chamakada Chamakkada
Neighbourhood
Busy Main road in Chamakada
Chamakada Location in Kollam, India Show map of Kollam Chamakada Chamakada (Kerala) Show map of Kerala Chamakada Chamakada (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 8.884683°N 76.584040°E / 8.884683; 76.584040
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
City	Kollam
Government
• Body	Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691001
Vehicle registration	KL-02
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam
Civic agency	Kollam Municipal Corporation
Avg. summer temperature	34 °C (93 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	22 °C (72 °F)
Website	http://www.kollam.nic.in

Chamakada: The Export & Commercial Hub of Kollam

Chamakada is an export and commercial hub of Kollam city. The ancient Kollam city was one of the famous trade centers.^[4] Marco Polo visited Kollam and other towns on the west coast, in his capacity as a Chinese mandarin.^[5]

Because of the importance of Chamakada as a trade & export hub, Export Inspection Council of India (EICI) runs a Sub office with lab facility at Chamakada.^[6] It is one among the 7 Sub offices of EICI in South India.^[7] As an important commercial centre in Kerala, Kerala Fire Force is running a Fire Station at Chamakada.^[8][9]

Kollam Canal

Kollam Canal is part of the Trivandrum-Shornur Canal (TS Canal) system, under the justification of the Inland Navigation Department. It was an arterial inland waterway of old Quilon city and the major trade channel of Travancore. Processed cashew from various factories in the Cashew Capital along with other goods from the wholesale markets of old Quilon city for export was the major export material handled at Chamakada that time.^[10]

See also

• Andamukkam
• Kadappakada

References

1. Chamakada - DTPC
2. Shop gutted in Kollam
3. Hartal total in Kollam and Pathanamthitta - The Hindu
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6. "EICI - Kochi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
7. "EICI - Network". Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
8. "KERALA FIRE FORCE TELEPHONE NUMBERS". Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
9. "DISASTER MANAGEMENT DIRECTORY". Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
10. Pereira, Ignatius (19 March 2015). "Renovated Kollam canal now a cesspool - The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 March 2015.