Area : 2203
sq. km
Population :
18,20,000
Altitude : Sea level
Bordered by the lofty Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake
and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west, Kottayam is a land of unique
characteristics. Panoramic backwater stretches, lush paddy fields,
highlands, extensive rubber plantations and a totally literate people have
given this district the enviable title: The land of letters, latex and
lakes. This land also boasts the first Malayalam printing press which was
established by Benjamin Bailey, a Christian missionary, in 1820 AD.
Kottayam is the ideal take-off point for visits to Peermede, Munnar,
Idukki, Thekkady, Ernakulam and the temple city of Madurai.
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