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Vakkom വക്കം (in Malayalam) is a village near Kadakkavoor in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above )〕 It is 35 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. Vakkom panchayat is surrounded by back waters (Kayal). Neighbouring panchayats are Anjengo, Kadakkavoor, Vettoor, Cherunniyoor and Manampoor. The towns within 9 km are Varkala and Attingal. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport and Kadakkavoor (1 km) is the nearest railway station. The total area of Vakkom is 5.06 km2. At the 2011 India census, Vakkom had a population of 19,267 with 8,319 males and 10,948 females.〔(Census India 2011 )〕 ==Notable residents== * Vakkom Moulavi (1873 - 1932), Islamic renaissance leader, social reformer, Muslim scholar, Educationist and the founder of Swadeshabhimani newspaper. * Vakkom Majeed (1909-2000), Indian freedom fighter, politician and a former member of the Travancore-Cochin State Assembly. * INA Hero Khader (1917-1943), Indian freedom fighter and Indian National Army member who hanged by the British Government in 1943. * Vakkom Purushothaman (1928-), Indian Politician, former governor of Mizoram and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vakkom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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