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Kottayam district, Kerala, Indiai
Regional Level Types
Kottayam districtDistrict
KeralaState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kottayam59,437 (2014)
Changanācheri51,430 (2014)
Erāttupetta33,408 (2017)
Vaikam22,807 (2017)
Lālam8,571 (2014)
Palackattumala1,200 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
335958
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335958:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kottayam, Kerala, Inde
German:
Kottayam, Kerala, Indien
Italian:
distretto di Kottayam, Kerala, India
Russian:
Коттаям, Керала, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
果塔延縣, 喀拉拉邦, 印度
Spanish:
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Arabic:
منطقة كوتايام, كيرلا, الهند
Asturian:
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Bengali:
কোট্টায়ম জেলা, কেরল, ভারত
Cebuano:
Kottayam , State of Kerala, Indya
Dutch:
Kottayam, Kerala, Indië
Farsi/Persian:
بخش کوتایم, کرالا, هندوستان
Gujarati:
કોટ્ટયમ જિલ્લો, કેરળ, ભારત
Hindi:
कोट्टयम जिला, केरल, भारत
Japanese:
コッタヤム地区, ケーララ, インド
Malayalam:
കോട്ടയം ജില്ല, കേരളം, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
कोट्टायम जिल्हा, केरळ, भारत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kottayam, Kerala, Ìn-tō͘
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
कोट्टयम् जिल्ला, केरल, भारत
Norwegian:
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Sanskrit:
कोट्टयममण्डलम्, केरळम्, भारतम्
Scots:
Kottayam destrict, Kerala, Indie
Swedish:
Kottayam, Kerala, Indien
Tamil:
கோட்டயம் மாவட்டம், கேரளம், இந்தியா
Urdu:
کوٹایم ضلع, کیرلا, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Kottayam, Kerala, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع کوٹایام, کیرالہ, ھندستان


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Trichinopoly189.8 - 83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Eocypraea newboldi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eocypraeidae : Eocypraea : Eocypraea newboldi93.9 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kottayam_district
Wikidata ID:Q1353354
GeoNames ID:1265912


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