Maps of India
City Map of Kottayam - Kerala
The land of letters, legends, latex and lakes, Kottayam has a variety of sights and stuffs that make it worthy of its title.
A single theory states that Kottayam literally means the interior of a fort - Kotta + Akam. Formerly a part of the former Travancore state, rulers of Munjanad and Thekkumkur had their headquarters at Thazhathangadi in the present Kottayam town.
Remnants of the forts and palaces can still be found here. Among the Kerela's more mountainous districts, it is sandwiched between the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields on the west.
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| An important commercial centre in Kerala, most of India's natural rubber originates from the acres of well-kept plantations of Kottayam. One of the India's primary commodities board, the Rubber Board, is also seated here.
In 1989, the town was the first in India to have achieved 100% literacy. The highlands, scenic backwater stretches, extensive rubber plantations, legendary places and literate people truly make Kottayam a land of unique characteristics. |
