the land between the sea and network of rivers flowing into it. The district is bounded on the north by  Kochi  and Kanayannur taluks of  Ernakulam  district, on the east by  Vaikom ,  Kottayam  and Changanassery  taluks of  Kottayam  district and  Thiruvalla ,  Kozhencherry  and  Adoor  taluks of  Pathanamthitta  district, on