Kozhikode district is situated on the south west coast of India.
The district is bounded on the north by Kannur district, on the east
by Wynad district, on the south by Malappuram district and on the
west by the Arabian sea.
Topographically the district has three distinct regions - the sandy,
the rocky highlands formed by the hilly portion of the Western Ghats
and lateritic midland. Of the total area of 2344 sq.kms., the sandy
coastal belt is 362.85 sq.kms., lateritic midlands 1343.50 sq.kms.
And rocky highlands 637.65 sq.kms.
All the three taluks are spreaded over the three regions. The district
has a coastal length of about 80 kms. The highland region accounts
for 26.80 per cent and the lowland region for 15.55 per cent of the
total area of the district.
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