Kottakkal

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Kottakkal

| other_name = Land of the Fort

| settlement_type = Municipal town

| image_skyline = Kottakkal co in 0002.jpg

| image_caption = Kottakkal Town rainy day

| nickname = Ayurveda City {{cite web | url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/kottakkal-malappuram/32 | title=Kottakkal - the town famous for Arya Vaidya Sala, an Ayurvedic institution, Malappuram }}

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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India#Asia#Earth

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| pushpin_map_caption = Kottakkal (Kerala)

| coordinates = {{coord|10.9990|N|75.9918|E|display=inline,title}}[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kottakkal¶ms=10.9990_N_75.9918_E_type:city(44382)_region:IN-KL]

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Kerala

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Malappuram

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| government_type = Municipality

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| leader_title = Chairperson

| leader_name = Dr.Haneesha

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 20.45

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 84.34

| population_total = 44,382

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| population_footnotes = {{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Malappuram |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=172 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3205_PART_B_MALAPPURAM.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 676503

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = +91483xxxxxxx

| registration_plate = KL-10, KL-55, KL-65

| website = {{URL|http://www.kottakkal.lsgkerala.gov.in/en}}

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Kottakkal (literally-Land of the Fort) is a major municipal town in Malappuram district in Kerala, having 32 wards.It is one of the four municipalities in Tirur Taluk, besides Tirur, Valanchery, and Tanur. it is a part of Malappuram metropolitan area and a growing city in Kerala.{{cite web |url=https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/622777/urban |website=kerala.gov.in |title=Constituents of Malappuram metropolitan area |access-date=1 April 2021 |archive-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230044541/https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/622777/urban |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url= https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/%E2%80%98Kottakkal%E2%80%99-aims-for-expansion-in-North-India/article20808444.ece/ |title= 'Kottakkal' aims for expansion in North India |last= K. P. M. Basheer |publisher= The Hindu Business Line |date= 30 June 2014}} The town is best known for the Arya Vaidya Sala, one of the top Ayurvedic health centres of the world.{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj6YqhsUo0c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/nj6YqhsUo0c |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title=Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal – Part 1 | publisher=BBC World – India Business Report | date=30 May 2013 | medium=Documentary}}{{cbignore}} Kottakkal is also a major growing commercial, educational, and healthcare hub in South Malabar. The town lies on Mumbai–Kanyakumari National Highway 66.

Kottakkal is located {{Convert|12|km||abbr=on}} southwest of Malappuram, the district headquarters, and {{Convert|14.5|km||abbr=on}} from Tirur railway station.The National Highway 66 separates the municipality from Edarikode grama panchayat on some parts to the west.{{cite web |url=http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/IDC162/ |title=A Life of Healing (A Biography of Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier) |website=www.exoticindiaart.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129234527/http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/IDC162/ |archive-date=29 January 2011 |url-status=dead}} However, the fast-developing Kottakkal urban area is now spread up to different parts of neighboring panchayats such as Edarikkode.

Kottakkal town became famous after the establishment of Arya Vaidya Sala in 1902. Adding to the cultural heritage, Kottakkal Pooram, The popular temple festival is celebrated over seven days during March–April.{{cite web|url=http://www.aryavaidyasala.com/ |title=Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala |access-date=2012-12-18}}