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[[File:Koal fileds of Thrissur.jpg|thumb|right|A view of Kole Wetlands with birds, a scene from Thomana in [[Thrissur Metropolitan Area]]]]
The city of [[Thrissur]] is situated in the southwest of the [[South India]]n state of [[Kerala]] of [[Thrissur district]]. A landlocked city, [[Thrissur]] is located on a hillock which is surrounded by [[Thrissur Kole Wetlands]]. [[Thrissur district]] borders with [[Palakkad district]] in east, [[Malappuram district]] in the north, [[Ernakulam district]] in the South and [[Arabian Sea]] in the west.

[[File:VilangankunnuPark,Thrissur.JPG|thumb|right|[[Vilangan Hills]] is the highest point in [[Thrissur]] City.]]

==Geography==
[[File:Lake, Sakthan Thamburan Archaeological Museum,Thrissur.jpg|thumb|right|A view of [[Vadakkechira, Thrissur]] pond.]]
The city lies at {{Coord|10.52|N|76.21|E|}} and has an average altitude of 2.83 metres. The city is located in midland regions of [[Kerala]], with an extended part of [[Palakkad]] plains. It is situated in hillock, which allows rain water to automatically drain out of the city. The city geologically is composed of Archaean gneisses and crystalline schists. Major parts of city are covered by [[Archean|Archaean]] rocks. Thrissur lies near the center of the Indian tectonic plate (the Indian Plate) and is subject to comparatively little [[seismic]] or [[volcanic]] activity. The predominant topography of the city is [[Thrissur Kole Wetlands]] which extends to [[Malappuram district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Consultant/32300-IND/32300-02-Thrissur-IND-TACR.pdf |title=Geography and Climate |publisher=ADB |access-date=2012-06-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612064216/http://www2.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Consultant/32300-IND/32300-02-Thrissur-IND-TACR.pdf |archive-date=2012-06-12 }}</ref><ref name="Jose">Jose AI, Paulose S, Prameela P & Bonny BP (eds), 2002, Package of Practices Recommendations: Crops, Kerala Agricultural University {{cite web |url=http://www.kau.edu/pop/map_of_agro_zones.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2006-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051219053217/http://www.kau.edu/pop/map_of_agro_zones.htm |archive-date=2005-12-19 }}, Retrieved on 16 June 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = http://210.212.239.30/tsr/evolution&geography.htm
|title = Geography
|publisher = Thrissur Municipal Corporation
|access-date = 2012-06-16
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120426034621/http://210.212.239.30/tsr/evolution%26geography.htm
|archive-date = 2012-04-26
}}</ref> The city’s highest point is [[Vilangan Hills]]. The city is dotted with ponds and small rivers which act as a natural drainage system for the city. [[Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary]] in [[Western Ghats]] near [[Thrissur]] city act as a source of water for the city.

[[File:Thrissur Trichur Round-1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Thekkinkadu Maidan]], a hillock in which [[Thrissur City]] is situated.]]

===Climate===
[[File:Puzhakkal river tourism 4.jpg|thumb|right|Puzhakkal river, one of the many rivers which go through the Kole Wetlands and provide water for rice cultivation and act as drainage system for [[Thrissur]] City.]]
Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], the city features a [[Tropical monsoon climate]]. Since the region lies in the south western coastal state of [[Kerala]], the climate is tropical, with only minor differences in temperatures between day and night, as well as over the year. Summer lasts from March to May, and is followed by the [[South-west monsoon]] from June to September. October and November form the post monsoon or retreating monsoon season. Winter from December through February is slightly cooler, and windy, due to winds from the [[Western Ghats]].<ref name="Climate">{{cite web |url=http://www.tsr.kerala.gov.in/gen.htm |title=Climate |publisher=Kerala Government |access-date=2012-06-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208205700/http://www.tsr.kerala.gov.in/gen.htm |archive-date=2011-02-08 }}</ref>
The City is drained in the monsoonal season by heavy showers. The average annual rainfall is 2500 mm. The [[South-west monsoon]] generally sets in during the last week of May. After July the rainfall decreases. On an average, there are 124 rainy days in a year. The maximum average temperature of the city in the summer season is 33 degree Celsius while the minimum temperature recorded is 22.5 degrees Celsius. The winter season records a maximum average of 29 degree Celsius and a minimum average of 20 degree Celsius.<ref name="Climate"/>
{{Weather box
|location= Thrissur
|metric first= yes
|single line= yes
|Jan high C= 33
|Feb high C= 34
|Mar high C= 36
|Apr high C= 36
|May high C= 38
|Jun high C= 33
|Jul high C= 33
|Aug high C= 33
|Sep high C= 33
|Oct high C= 33
|Nov high C= 34
|Dec high C= 35
|Jan low C= 23
|Feb low C= 24
|Mar low C= 25
|Apr low C= 26
|May low C= 26
|Jun low C= 24
|Jul low C= 24
|Aug low C= 24
|Sep low C= 24
|Oct low C= 24
|Nov low C= 24
|Dec low C= 23
|Jan precipitation mm= 32
|Feb precipitation mm= 26
|Mar precipitation mm= 39
|Apr precipitation mm= 147
|May precipitation mm= 391
|Jun precipitation mm= 576
|Jul precipitation mm= 391
|Aug precipitation mm= 367
|Sep precipitation mm= 417
|Oct precipitation mm= 467
|Nov precipitation mm= 223
|Dec precipitation mm= 47
|Jan precipitation days= 3
|Feb precipitation days= 3
|Mar precipitation days= 5
|Apr precipitation days= 13
|May precipitation days= 17
|Jun precipitation days= 26
|Jul precipitation days= 28
|Aug precipitation days= 24
|Sep precipitation days= 18
|Oct precipitation days= 23
|Nov precipitation days= 13
|Dec precipitation days= 4
|unit precipitation days= 0.1 mm
|source= [http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Thrissur-weather-averages/Kerala/IN.aspx World Weather Online]
|date= June 2012
}}

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