
Kottayam
Kottayam (Kottayam literally means the interior of a fort - Kotta + Akam) is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The district has its headquarters at Kottayam town, ocated at 9.36° N and 76.17° E. Bordered by the lofty and mighty Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west, Kottayam is a land of unique characteristics. Panoramic backwater stretches, lush paddy fields, highlands, hills and hillocks, extensive rubber plantations, places associated with many legends and a totally literate people have given Kottayam District the enviable title: The land of letters, legends, latex and lakes. Kottayam Town is the first town in India to have achieved 100% literacy.