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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kureepuzha
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 691604
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'''Kureepuzha''' is a peninsula region in the city of [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]], located on the shore of [[Ashtamudi Lake]]. Kureepuzha is sharing borders with the village of Neeravil in the north. It is one among the 55 councils of [[Kollam Municipal Corporation|Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC)]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/council |title=Councils of Kollam City |access-date=4 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910155210/http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/council |archive-date=10 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kerala's only turkey farm and a regional poultry farm are at Kureepuazha.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.old.kerala.gov.in/dept_anihusbandry/modifi.htm |title=Department of Animal Husbandry - Kerala |access-date=4 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029102340/http://www.old.kerala.gov.in/dept_anihusbandry/modifi.htm |archive-date=29 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kollam city's waste management plant is also situated at Kureepuzha.

==Transport==
A number of buses primarily operated by private owners and [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]] connect Kureepuzha with Kollam city through Neeravil and [[Anchalumoodu|Anchalummodu]]. [[Auto rickshaw]]s are a popular mode of transport in the village. Ferry services operated by [[Kerala State Water Transport Department]] run between Kureepuzha and Kollam city, [[Kavanad]] etc. [[Canoe]] services provided by private owners are also widely used.

==Education==
The government owned Upper Primary School offers schooling up to 7th standard in the Kerala State syllabus. Two privately owned English medium schools provide schooling up to higher secondary level.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/pdf/kollam.pdf| title = Education in Kollam| access-date = 3 January 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110515181750/http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/pdf/kollam.pdf| archive-date = 15 May 2011| url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Tourism==
Even though the village is located on the famous backwaters of Kollam District, tourism is not a major form of revenue. There has been some development in the tourism sector with the establishment of a family estate in the south of the peninsula.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.kollamlakeviewresort.com/| title = Valiya Vila Family Estate| publisher = Valiya Vila| access-date =3 January 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100314070154/http://www.kollamlakeviewresort.com/| archive-date = 14 March 2010| url-status = dead}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kollam Beach]]
* [[Chinnakada]]
* [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand]]
* [[Kadappakada]]
* [[Asramam Maidan]]

==References==
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{{Kollam}}
{{Kollam district}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kollam]]

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