page_title: Thrissur
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Thrissur / Geography
caption_attribution_description: മലയാളം: തൃശൂരിലെ തൊമ്മാനയിലെ കോൾനിലങ്ങൾ- ദേശാടനക്കിളികളേയും കാണാം
context_page_description: Thrissur, also known by its former name Trichur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Calicut urban areas and the 20th largest in India. It is famous for the Thrissur Pooram festival.
  The city is built around a 65-acre hillock called the Thekkinkadu Maidan which seats the Vadakkumnathan temple. It is located 268 kilometres towards north-west of the state capital city Trivandrum.
  Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin.
  Thrissur is known as "cultural capital of Kerala" the because of its cultural, spiritual and religious leanings throughout history. One of its main cultural events is the Thrissur Pooram, which attracts quite a number of tourists and travellers.
context_section_description: The city of Thrissur is situated in Thrissur District of Central Kerala in India. The city is located at 10.52°N 76.21°E and has an average altitude of 2.83 metres. The city is 75 km north-east of Kochi, 133 km south-west of Coimbatore , 124 km south-east of Kozhikode and 151 km north of Changanacherry. The city is located in a hillock called Thekkinkadu Maidan which is the second highest point in city after the Vilangan Hills. From the hillock, the geography of the city move towards middle land where Thrissur Kole Wetlands is situated. The Kole Wetlands act as a natural drainage for the city where the water is carried out to river and from there to the Laccadive Sea, thus keeping Thrissur city safe from flood waters which affect most of the other cities in Kerala.
   Different ponds, rivers and canals also keep the ground water safe from salt waters. The city is located in midland regions of Kerala, with an extended part of Palakkad plains. The city geologically is composed of Archaean gneisses and crystalline schists. Major parts of city is covered by Archaeans rocks. The city lies near the centre of the Indian tectonic plate (the Indian Plate) and is subject to comparatively little seismic or volcanic activity.
caption: The Thrissur Kole Wetlands is one of largest, highly productive and threatened wetlands in Kerala. It acts as natural drainage for City of Thrissur.
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