Sakthikulangara
Sakthikulangara | |
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Zone & Neighbourhood | |
Sakthikulangara | |
Sakthikulangara Location in Kollam, India Show map of Kollam Sakthikulangara Sakthikulangara (Kerala) Show map of Kerala | |
| Coordinates: 8°55′30″N 76°33′22″E / 8.92500°N 76.55611°E / 8.92500; 76.55611Coordinates: 8°55′30″N 76°33′22″E / 8.92500°N 76.55611°E / 8.92500; 76.55611 | |
| Country | |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Kollam Municipal Corporation(KMC)[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 691581 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-02 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
| Civic agency | Kollam Municipal Corporation |
| Avg. summer temperature | 34 °C (93 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 22 °C (72 °F) |
| Website | http://www.kollam.nic.in |
Sakthikulangara is a zone and neighbourhood situated at the coastal area of the city of Kollam in Kerala India. It is one among the 6 zonal headquarters of Kollam Municipal Corporation.[2]
Contents
1 Location
2 Celebrities
3 Landmarks
4 Importance
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Location
Sakthikulangara is situated where Ashtamudi Lake confluence with the Arabian Sea. It is 7 km north from the core Kollam City and 31 km away from Paravur town. Heading from North Neendakara bridge opens the entrance to Sakthikulangara village.
Celebrities
Moreover it is the birthplace of B. Wellington, E. Balanandan, R. S. Unni and Henry Austin(Former Ambassador of India in Portugal). the famous political personalities in Kerala.
Cine field
Prateeksha Peter( Producer)
Joy Thomas( Producer)
Bijou Antony (Producer).
Landmarks
One of the major fishing harbours in Kerala is in Sakthikulangara. Sakthikulangara village and/or the old Sakthikulangara panchayat also includes the major residential areas of Maruthady, Valavilthope, Ozhukkuthodu, Ramankulangara, Vattakkayal, Vallikkeezhu, Poovanpuzha, Aravila, Kavanadu, Kaniyankada, Mukkadu, Venkulangara, Edamanakkavu, Kallumpuram and a few small islands in Ashtamudi lake.
Importance
Sakthikulangara is a prominent place because of its proximity to the following places:
- Seafood Exporting.
- Fish landing centre.
- Boat building yards
- Vattakkayal
Neendakara Fishing Harbour
Kavanad & Kollam Bypass- St.John D Britto Church
- Sree Dharma Shastha Temple
- Capithan's Movie Theatre.
- Lakeford School
Sakthikulangara village owes it's transformation from a sleepy village to present Fishing industry power house due to Indo- Norwegian project .Indo-Norwegian Project was Norway's first foreign aid development project.
The project was first established in Neendakara, near Quilon, Kerala in 1953, and the aim was modernisation of fisheries of Kerala, but also including health, sanitation and water supply.
See also
- Kollam
- Kollam Port
- Kollam district
- Kollam Junction
- Kollam Beach
- Paravur
References
^ [1] Kollam Corporation
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External links
- http://www.sakthikulangara.com/
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