Koyilandy

Koyilandy
Koyilandy
Town
	Koyilandy
	Kadaloor Point lighthouse, Koyilandy
	Koyilandy Location in Kerala, India Koyilandy Koyilandy (India)
	Coordinates: 11°26′20″N 75°41′42″E / 11.439°N 75.695°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
Region	North Malabar
District	Kozhikode
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Koyilandy Municipality
Area
• Total	29 km2 (11 sq mi)
• Rank	20
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	71,873
• Rank	20 th
Demonym	Koyilandikaran
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673305
Telephone code	0496
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL 56
Website	www.quilandymunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in

Koyilandy (IPA: [kojilɐːɳɖi];^[1]^[2]^[3])is a major town municipality and a taluk in Kozhikode district, Kerala on the Malabar Coast. The historical town is located right in the middle of the coast of Kozhikode district, between Kozhikode and Kannur, on National Highway 66.

The independence activist K. Kelappan, popularly known as Kerala Gandhi, was born in a nearby village, Muchukunnu.^[4]

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^ A Survey of Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon
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