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Area : 2204sq kms
Altitude : Sea level
Population (2001) : 19,52,901
Clothing : Tropical Cotton
Kottayam is beautiful with some of the most enchanting
natural scenes in God’s own country.
Panoramic
backwater stretches, lush paddy fields, highlands etc.
give this district an enviable position. Situated on the
lap of Western Ghat bordering Ernakulam on the North,
Idukky in the East, Pathanamthitta in the South and
Alappuzha in the West Kottayam is also rich with
backwaters. Kottayam, the land of letters, latex and lakes
is the first district of Kerala that achieved 100% literacy.
Kottayam is the richest district in Kerala for agricultural
commodities like spices, rubber and coconut. The rubber
board one of the first commodities boards of the country
is situated in the Rubber Town of Kottayam. The fir 7@