Category:Kollam

**Kollam**
	City in Kerala, India
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Instance of	city; big city; urban area;
Location	Kollam district; India;
Located in or next to body of water	Ashtamudi Lake;
Founded by	Rama Varma Kulashekhara;
Population	397,419 (2011);
Area	73,030,000 m²;
Elevation above sea level	3 ±1 m;
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	8° 53′ 07″ N, 76° 35′ 11″ E
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	Q321475; VIAF ID: 141896772; GND ID: 4542138-9; Library of Congress authority ID: n80150293; J9U ID: 987007564312605171; OpenStreetMap node ID: 245582090
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Kollam (Malayalam:കൊല്ലം, , pronounced [koɭɭəm], known to the Portuguese as Quilon, pronounced [koy-lon]) is a city and a municipal corporation in Kollam district of Kerala, India. The city was previously the headquarters of ancient Kingdom of Venad, later ruled by the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British people. Being a cashew trade hub since ancient times, Kollam is best known as the 'Cashew Capital of the World'. The city has a total population of 397,419 in the corporation limits and metro population of 1,110,005. The Kollam metropolitan area consists of city of Kollam, municipalities of Paravur, Karunagappally and 22 Panchayaths nearby. Kollam became one of the 10 fastest growing cities in the world with a 31.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).