Malappuram

Malappuram (also Malapuram) (Malayalam: [mɐlɐpːurɐm] ) is a Municipal Town in Kerala and the headquarters of the Malappuram district in Kerala, India. As per 2011 census, Malappuram municipality spread over an area of 33.61 km2 (12.98 sq mi) with a population of 68,127. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. Divided into 40 electoral wards, the town has a population density of 2,027 per square kilometre (5,250 per square mile). According to the 2011 census, the Malappuram metropolitan area is the fourth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi, Calicut, and Thrissur urban areas and the 25th largest in India with a total population of 3 million. It is the fastest growing city in the world with a 44.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on the urban area growth during January 2020.