District Area: 3,061 sq.km
City Area: 30.61 sq.km
City Population: 4,19,531
District Population: 26,13,683
Climate: Tropical
Altitude: Sea level
Temperature Summer - Max 35.0, Min 22.5
Winter - Max 32.0, Min 22.0
Clothing: Tropical Cottons
Languages Spoken: Malayalam, English, Hindi
Best Period to Visit: September to May
Rainfall: 254cm.(annual)
Literacy: 100%
Location: South west coast of India, in the Indian state of Kerala. (11.25 N & 75.50 E)
Total Forest Land: 41,386 Hectare
Rivers: Mahe river, Murad river Korapuzha, Kallai river, Chaliyar
STD Code (0495)
Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut (Kappad - 16 KM from the city) in 1498, becoming the first European to reach India by the sea route around the southern cape of Africa. A bustling city and commercial capital of Malabar, Calicut, has an International Airport, University, Medical College and prestigious Indian Institute of Management and National Institute of Technology to its credit.

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