Neyyattinkara, Kerala, India
Neyyattinkara
Neyyattinkara is the southern suburb of Trivandrum city and is a major Municipal Town located in Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area of Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala State, and is the headquarters of Neyyattinkara Taluk. Located around 18 km (11 mi) south of the State capital Trivandrum, on the National Highway 66 to Kanyakumari, the town spreads over an area of 16.21 km2 on the banks of the Neyyar River.It The name 'Neyyattinkara' in Malayalam regional language means shore (kara) of Neyyar River. This river flows from Agasthyarkoodam, the highest peak (1868m above MSL) in southern end of the Western Ghats.