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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) city

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) city is the capital of one of the most beautiful states in India, Kerala. It is situated on the southern tip of Malabar coast in Peninsular India. ‘Thiru-anantha-puram’ means the town of the sacred snake-god Ananthan. It stretches along the shores of the Arabian sea for a distance of 78 kms and an area of 2192 sq kms. Trivandrum, is famous for its enchanting tourist spots including internationally renowned beaches like Kovalam, historic monuments with Gothic architecture, lakes and backwaters, unexplored mountain ranges etc. The city enjoys a notable position in the tourist map of India
 
Location
Trivandrum is  the southern most district of the 14 districts in Kerala. It stretches along the shores of the Arabian sea for a distance of 78 kms and an area of 2192 sq kms. It also possess a handful of naturalistic and magnificent beaches, backwaters, mountains, wild life sancturies, historic monuments etc. The surrounding taluks include Chirayinkeezhu, Nedumangad and Neyyatinkara
Geographical location
North latitudes 8° 17' and 8° 54' east 
longitudes 76° 41' and 77° 17'. 

Physiography
The district can be divided into three geographical regions-highlands, midlands and lowlands. Chirayinkeezhu and Thiruvananthapuram taluks lie in midland and low land regions, while Nedumangad taluk lies in midland and highland regions and Neyyattinkara taluk stretch over all the three regions. The Agastyarkoodam, the southern most peak in the Ghats, is 1869 meters above sea level is the largest peak in the district
 
Climate
The climate is pleasant and mild all the year along though the June - November months are quite wet. The March-May months are the hottest. Average temperature ranges from 28-33 in summer and 27-30 in other seasons.


Neyyattinkara is a taluk and municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. The name Neyyattinkara in malayalam literally means the shore (kara) of river Neyyar. Neyyar flows from Agasthyarkoodam the highest peak (1868m above MSL) in southern end of the Western Ghats. The taluk has a total population of 858,991 with 88.6% classified as rural. Most of the urban population lies within the municipality area.

Kerala itself is called God’s own country, with National Geographic Traveler selecting it as ‘One of 50 must see destinations of a lifetime’ and ‘One of the 10 paradises of the World’ Sarla Nair India (Copper Mining Family)

7 th October 2009 Photo at Trivandrum