Kalamassery Municipality

Kalamassery Municipality is a local self-government body in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located in Kanayannur taluk and is known as an important education and industry hub in Kerala. The municipality is home to the Thrikkakara Temple, famous for its Vamanapratishtha. The name Kalamassery is believed to derive from 'Kalabhassery', referring to the ground where elephants brought for the Thrikkakara temple festival were tethered. The municipality was formed on 1 April 1990, upgrading from Kalamassery Panchayat, which itself came into existence on 15 August 1953 as the former Njalakam Panchayat. It is bounded by Eloor Municipality and Churnikkara Grama Panchayat to the north, Thrikkakara Municipality and Edathala Grama Panchayat to the east, Kochi Corporation and Thrikkakara Municipality to the south, and Kochi Corporation and Eloor Municipality to the west. The city hosts major educational institutions such as Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), S.C.M.S. College, Kalamassery Government Polytechnic, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Rajagiri School, Cochin Cooperative Medical College, St. Paul's College, Government I.T.I., Najath Public School, and Thrikkakara St. Joseph School. Major industrial establishments include HMT and Apollo Tyres. As a municipality, it provides civic administration and services to its residents.

Kalamassery Municipality is a local self-government body in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located in Kanayannur taluk and is known as an important education and industry hub in Kerala. The municipality is home to the Thrikkakara Temple, famous for its Vamanapratishtha. The name Kalamassery is believed to derive from 'Kalabhassery', referring to the ground where elephants brought for the Thrikkakara temple festival were tethered. The municipality was formed on 1 April 1990, upgrading from Kalamassery Panchayat, which itself came into existence on 15 August 1953 as the former Njalakam Panchayat. It is bounded by Eloor Municipality and Churnikkara Grama Panchayat to the north, Thrikkakara Municipality and Edathala Grama Panchayat to the east, Kochi Corporation and Thrikkakara Municipality to the south, and Kochi Corporation and Eloor Municipality to the west. The city hosts major educational institutions such as Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), S.C.M.S. College, Kalamassery Government Polytechnic, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Rajagiri School, Cochin Cooperative Medical College, St. Paul's College, Government I.T.I., Najath Public School, and Thrikkakara St. Joseph School. Major industrial establishments include HMT and Apollo Tyres. As a municipality, it provides civic administration and services to its residents.

• Kalamassery Panchayat came into existence as the former Njalakam Panchayat.

• Kalamassery was upgraded to a municipality.

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