Thiruvananthapuram district spans 2192 sq. km with 78 km of Arabian Sea shoreline and 14 Assembly constituencies
Background
Thiruvananthapuram, also called Trivandrum, is the capital of Kerala and the headquarters of the district, which has an area of 2192 sq. km.
The district stretches along the shores of the Arabian Sea for 78 km.
Its southernmost extremity, Parasala, is 56 km from Kanyakumari, the land's end of India.
It is bounded by Tamil Nadu on the east and south, the Arabian Sea on the west and Kollam district on the north.
The district has 14 Legislative Assembly constituencies and 2 Lok Sabha constituencies, and its main towns include Neyyattinkara, Nedumangad, Attingal and Varkala.
Area:
2192 sq. km
Coastline:
78 km
Assembly constituencies:
14
Why it matters for exams: District boundaries, extremities and constituency counts are common Kerala PSC geography questions.
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