List of cities in Kerala by urban area growth

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Template:Lists of cities in Kerala Kerala is the second most urbanized state in India. The 47.7% of total population in Kerala is considered as urban population. It was just 25.9% a decade ago.[1] The state consist of 6 city municipal corporations and 87 municipalities across its 14 districts.[2] In January 2020, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) conducted a survey and found that 3 Kerala cities are there in the list of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas.[3][4] They are Malappuram (1), Kozhikode(Calicut) (4) and Kollam(Quilon) (10).[5][6][7]<[8][9]

Rank City World ranking % of growth
(2015-2020)
1 Malappuram 1 44.1%
2 Kozhikode(Calicut) 4 34.5%
3 Kollam(Quilon) 10 31.1%
4 Thrissur(Trichur) 13 30.2%
5 Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum) 33 25.57%
6 Kochi(Cochin) NA 21.87%

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Level of Urbanisation". Government of India. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Panel says no to new corps and municipalities in Kerala". 11 March 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Malappuram is world's fastest-growing city; Kozhikode, Kollam also in top 10". The New Indian Express. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kerala: Malappuram tops list of world's fastest-growing urban areas". Times of India. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "3 of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking". The Indian Express. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "3 of world's 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking". On Manorama. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "three Indian Towns Named Global". Weeklyspy. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "3 Kerala Cities Among World's 10 Fastest-Growing Urban Areas: Economist Ranking". The Logical Indian. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Explained: How Malappuram topped the list of world's 'fastest growing cities'". Indian Express. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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