KERALA FACTS : THIRUVANANTHAPURAM & KOLLAM
- Which is called as District of Palaces and City of statues
Thiruvananthapuram
- Old name of Thiruvananthapuram
Syanandoorapuram\Syanandapuram
- Kerala's first aquatic complex is at
Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram
- Kerala's first DNA barcoding center is at
Puthenthoppu, Thiruvananthapuram
- Famous temple in Trivandrum which is commonly called as Sabarimala of the women
Attukal Devi Temple
- Kerala's first police training college is at
Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram
- India's first soil museum is at
Parottukonam, Thiruvananthapuram
- Kerala's first forest academy is at
Arippa, Thiruvananthapuram
Thonnakkal (Ulloor memorial is at Jagathy)
- Thumba equatorial rocket launching station (TERLS) is located in
Thiruvananthapuram
- Kerala's first open jail is at
Nettukalthery, Thiruvananthapuram
- Kerala's first woman jail is started at
Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram
- Kerala's first women open jail is at
Poojapura, Thiruvananthapuram
Poojapura
- First baby friendly panchayat in Kerala
Venganoor
- Biggest children's park in Kerala
Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram
- Tropical botanical garden and research institute is situated in
Palode, Thiruvananthapuram
- Guru Gopinath Nadanagramam is situated in
Thiruvananthapuram
- Mathilakam rekhakal was related to
Padmanabhaswamy temple (Only Parasurama temple in Kerala is at Thiruvallam, TVM)
- Life science park is situated in
Thonnakkal
- Famous numismatics museum, Koyikkal Palace is situated in
Nedumangadu, Thiruvananthapuram
- First Nokkukooli free district in Kerala\ First metro in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
- First Braille press, Nirbhaya shelter home and Radio station in Kerala was setup in
Thiruvananthapuram
- First public transport system in India was setup at
Thiruvananthapuram
- Tsunami warning system in Kerala was first setup at
Vizhinjam
- Kerala's first evening court was setup at
Thiruvananthapuram
- Village adopted by Suresh Gopi MP as per the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana scheme
Kalliyur, Thiruvananthapuram
- Which city is called as breast cancer capital of India as per Indian Radiological and Imaging assossiation
Thiruvananthapuram
- Jalasree, Jaiva samrudhi, Patheyam (for food safety) projects are started in which district
Thiruvananthapuram
- The first entirely magic theme complex in the world
Magic Planet, Thiruvananthapuram
- First tressury to start online billing facility in Kerala
Kattakkada, Thiruvananthapuram
- Who inagurated the first UAE consulate in South India at Thiruvananthapuram
P Sadashivam
- First banking museum in Kerala is situated in
Thiruvananthapuram
- India's only Indian institute of space science and Technology (IIST) is situated in
Valiyamala, Thiruvananthapuram
- Janamaithri suraksha plan was inagurated in
Thiruvananthapuram
- Head quarters of Kerala Police, Kerala Bhasha Institute, Kerala PSC, Kerala Cricket Assosciation etc are at
Thiruvananthapuram
- Kerala PSC diamond jubilee celebrations was in
2017 (Inagurated by Pinarayi Vijayan)
- Head quarters of Kerafed, Milma, KTDC, Kerala film development corporation etc are at
Thiruvananthapuram
- Centre Tuber Crop Research Institute is situated in
Sreekaryam, Thiruvananthapuram
- Hindustan Latex and NABARD HQ in Kerala is situated in
Thiruvananthapuram
- Cropping system research center is situated in
Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram
- Regional Cancer Center is situated in
Thiruvananthapuram
- Who is known as Architect of Kollam City
Sapir Iso
- Which place was called as Panthalayani in Malabar and Kurakeni in Travancore in ancient times
Kollam
- First tourist sea plane service in India was inagurated in
Ashtamudi lake, Kollam
- Country associated in Neendakara fisheries community project
Norway
- Southern most railway junction in Kerala
Kollam
- First tsunami museum in India is situated in
Azheekkal, Kollam
- First paper mill in Kerala was established in
Punalur
- First railway route in Kerala
Kollam - Chenkotta (1904)
- First private engineering college in Kerala
Thangal Kunju Musaliyar Engineering College (TKM), Kollam
Kollam
- World's longest bamboo tree was discovered from
Pattazhi, Kollam
- Oldest form of Kathakali, Ramanattam was originated in
Kottarakara (By Kottarakkara Thampuran)
- Oldest hanging bridge in Kerala at Punalur was constructed by
Albert Henry in 1877
- Which place is called as God's own capital
Kollam
Thevally Palace
- Lakshamveedu project was first introduced in
Chithara, Kollam (Housing minister was MN Govindan Nair)
- First coastal police station in kerala is in
Neendakara
- First tourism police station in kerala is in
Mattanchery
- First ISO certified police station in kerala
Kozhikode town police station
- First women police station in kerala is in
Kozhikode
- First abkari court in kerala is in
Kottarakkara
- Head quarters of SNDP and Cashewnut development corporation
Kollam
- Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd (KMML) and Indian rare earth factory situated at
Chavara, Kollam
- Travancore plywood industries and Kerala state farming corporation is situated at
Punalur, Kollam
- Kerala Ceramics Ltd situated at
Kundara, Kollam
- Kerala Institute of Rural Development HQ is situated at
Kottarakkara, Kollam
- Kerala Maritime Institute is situated at
Neendakara, Kollam
- South Asia's biggest turkey farm is situated at
Kureepuzha, Kollam
- Place in Kerala where high radiation is experienced
Karunagappally
- District having shortest costal area
Kollam (Highest in Kannur)
- World's biggest bird statue is situated at
Jatayu nature park, Chadayamangalam, Kollam
- Jatayu Nature park is designed by
Rajiv Anchel (Brand ambassidor Suresh Gopi)
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