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{{About|the [[urban agglomeration]] of Kollam|city|Kollam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kollam metropolitan area
| other_name = Kollam urban agglomeration
| nickname = KMA
| settlement_type = Urban agglomeration
| image_skyline = Kollam Metropolitan Area Collage, Feb 2016.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = From top clockwise: Aerial view of [[Residency Road]] in [[Kollam]] city, [[Kollam-Paravur Coastal Road|Coastal Road]] in [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]], A high-rise apartment building in [[Ramankulangara]], [[Ashtamudi Lake]] view from [[Chavara]], [[H&J Mall|H&J Shopping Mall]] in [[Karunagappally]]
| pushpin_map = India
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.88|N|76.60|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = [[Kollam Municipal Corporation|City Corporation of Kollam]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianrailways.gov.in/NRP-%20Draft%20Final%20Report%20with%20annexures.pdf |title=NRP Draft Final Report with annexures |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 364.51
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 1351000
| population_as_of = 2015
| population_rank =
| population_blank1_title = Metro rank
| population_blank1 = [[List of million-plus agglomerations in India|48th]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf| title=Demographia World Urban Areas |publisher=Demographia |access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = KL-02([[Kollam]]), KL-23([[Karunagappalli]]), KL-24([[Kottarakkara]]), KL-25([[Punalur]]), KL-61([[Kunnathur (Kerala)|Kunnathur]]), KL 15([[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]])
| blank1_name_sec1 = GDP
| blank1_info_sec1 = {{increase}}$13 Billion
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 1095 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kollam]], [[Mavelikara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mavelikkara]](Part), [[Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alappuzha]](Part)
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Urban planning|Planning]] agency
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Kollam Development Authority|Kollam Development Authority (KDA)]]
| blank5_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank5_info_sec1 = [[Kollam Municipal Corporation|City Corporation of Kollam]]
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Kollam Metropolitan Area''' is the 4th largest Metropolis in [[Kerala]] and 14th largest [[List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India|urban agglomeration]] in [[South India]]. It is one of the [[List of Kerala cities by urban area growth|10 fastest growing cities]] in the world covering an area of 364.51 km2 (2015) with a 31.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by [[Economist Intelligence Unit|Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)]] based on urban area growth during January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/three-of-worlds-ten-fastest-growing-urban-areas-are-in-kerala-6205749/ |title=3 of world’s 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking |date=8 Jan 2020 |access-date=13 Jan 2020}}</ref>

The metropolitan area, constituted on the basis of 2011 census data, consists of [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]] (Quilon), 2 municipalities, 22 Panchayaths and parts of 2 Panchayaths. The two municipalities are [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]] and [[Karunagappalli]]. The 21 Panchayaths are [[Adichanalloor]], [[Adinad]], [[Ayanivelikulangara]], [[Chavara]], [[Elampalloor]], [[Kallelibhagom]], [[Kottamkara]], [[Kulasekharapuram]], [[Mayyanad]], [[Meenad]], [[Nedumpana]], [[Oachira]], [[Panayam]], [[Panmana]], [[Perinad]], [[Poothakkulam]], [[Thazhuthala]], [[Thodiyoor]], [[Thazhava]], [[Thrikkaruva]], [[Thrikkovilvattom]], and [[Vadakkumthala]]. Outgrowth of [[Neendakara]], [[Eravipuram]] and [[Thrikkadavoor]] [[panchayath]]s are also included in the Kollam metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/thrikadavur-becomes-part-of-kollam-city/article7300668.ece |title=Thrikadavur becomes part of Kollam city |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Urban Region">{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/metropolitan/423-kollam.html|title=Kollam Urban Region|work=Census 2011|access-date=21 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/461-kollam.html| title=Kollam city population Census |publisher=census2011.co.in |access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref>

== Constituents of the urban agglomeration ==

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! No.
! Location
! Type

|-
| 1
| [[Kollam]]
| City corporation
|-
| 2
| [[Thrikkadavoor]]
| Outgrowth (Merged to city corporation)
|-
| 3
| [[Eravipuram]]
| Outgrowth (Merged to city corporation)
|-
| 4
| [[Neendakara]]
| Outgrowth
|-
| 5
| [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]]
| Municipality
|-
| 6
| [[Karunagappalli]]
| Municipality
|-
| 7
| [[Adichanalloor]]
| Census Town
|-
| 8
| [[Adinad]]
| Census Town
|-
| 9
| [[Ayanivelikulangara]]
| Census Town
|-
| 10
| [[Chavara]]
| Census Town
|-
| 11
| [[Elampalloor]]
| Census Town
|-
| 12
| [[Kallelibhagom]]
| Census Town
|-
| 13
| [[Kottamkara]]
| Census Town
|-
| 14
| [[Kulasekharapuram]]
| Census Town
|-
| 15
| [[Mayyanad]]
| Census Town
|-
| 16
| [[Meenad]]
| Census Town
|-
| 17
| [[Nedumpana]]
| Census Town
|-
| 18
| [[Oachira]]
| Census Town
|-
| 19
| [[Panayam]]
| Census Town
|-
| 20
| [[Panmana]]
| Census Town
|-
| 21
| [[Perinad]]
| Census Town
|-
| 22
| [[Poothakkulam]]
| Census Town
|-
| 23
| [[Thazhuthala]]
| Census Town
|-
| 24
| [[Thodiyoor]]
| Census Town
|-
| 25
| [[Thrikkaruva]]
| Census Town
|-
| 26
| [[Thrikkovilvattom]]
| Census Town
|-
| 27
| [[Vadakkumthala]]
| Census Town
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|India}}

* [[List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India]]
* [[List of most populous urban agglomerations in Kerala]]
* [[List of cities and towns in Kerala]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Metropolitan Areas in Kerala|state=expanded}}
{{Kollam |state=collapsed}}
{{Million-plus agglomerations in India}}
{{Kollam district}}

[[Category:Government of Kollam]]
[[Category:Metropolitan areas of Kerala]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in India]]

{{Kollam-geo-stub}}

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