Kollam district

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Kollam District Quilon District
District
From top: Paravur estuary, Light house and clock tower in Kollam city, 13 Ring bridge of Thenmala, Check dam across Kallada river
Nickname:  Cashew capital of the world
Location in Kerala
Kollam district
Coordinates: 8°48′N 76°36′E / 8.8°N 76.6°E / 8.8; 76.6
Country	India
State	Kerala
Headquarters	Kollam
Government
• Collector	Devidas.N IAS[1]
• City Police Commissioner	Narayanan T IPS
• Rural Superintendent of Police	Harisankar IPS
Area
• Total	2,491 km2 (962 sq mi)
• Rank	8th
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,635,375
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-02 Kollam KL-23 Karunagappally KL-24 Kottarakkara KL-25 Punalur KL-61 Kunnathur KL-80 Pathanapuram KL-82 Chadayamangalam
HDI (2005)	0.787[2] ( High)
Sex ratio	1113 ♂/♀
Literacy	93.77%[3]
Website	www.kollam.gov.in, www.kollam.nic.in

Kollam district (Malayalam: [kolːɐm] ^ⓘ), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an inland lake (Ashtamudi Lake). The district has many water bodies. Kallada River is one among them, and land on the east bank of the river is East Kallada and that on the west bank is West Kallada.