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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Kollam district''' (formerly Quilon) is one of 14 [[List of districts in Kerala|districts]] of the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major [[Laccadive Sea]] [[Kollam Port|seaport]] and an inland lake ([[Ashtamudi Lake]]). The district has many source of waterbodies. Kallada river is one among it and the east side land of river is EastKallada and the west side land is WestKallada. Kallada Boat race is one among the famous festival events of district. Even though it is a competition between two land sides of river many boat clubs from various places even beyond the district use to participate in the event. Kollam is the capital of Kerala's [[cashew]] industry. Plains, mountains, lakes, lagoons and [[Kerala backwaters|backwaters]], forests, farmland and rivers make up the topography of the district. The area had trading relationships with [[Phoenicia]] and [[Ancient Rome]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kollam district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,629,703,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 30 September 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 1 October 2011 | quote = <br />
Kuwait 2,595,62<br />
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Nevada]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php <br />
|title=2010 Resident Population Data <br />
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau <br />
|accessdate=30 September 2011 <br />
|quote=Nevada 2,700,551 <br />
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}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 155th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640 districts]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|1056|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 1.72&nbsp;percent.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kollam has a [[sex ratio]] of 1113 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 93.77&nbsp;percent.<ref name=districtcensus/><br />
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In 2001 Indian Census Muslim population is 4,74,071 (18.34%), Hindu 16,85,044 (65.18%), and Christian 4,23,745 (16.39%).<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Other websites==<br />
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*[http://www.kollam.nic.in Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217211600/http://kollam.nic.in/ |date=2013-12-17 }}<br />
*[http://www.dtpckollam.com Official tourism website]<br />
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