Thrissur to the north and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west: how Ernakulam district is placed

Background

Ernakulam is a district of Kerala, and the district administration's own profile sets out where the district lies. Ernakulam borders the district of Thrissur in the north, Idukki in the East, Alappuzha and Kottayam in the south, and the Lakshadweep Sea in the west, and is described as an amalgam of a hoary heritage and global growth of industry and commerce. For the outside world, Ernakulam is part of Kochi referred to in the history of Kerala as the Queen of Arabian Sea. The densely populated Ernakulam District embodies the achievements of the Kerala State in literacy, industry, trade, and commerce, and the administration describes it as representing the high modern phase of the Kerala society.