Kannur
Kannur, formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India.
It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated 274 kilometres (170 mi) north of the major port city and commercial hub Kochi and 137 kilometres (85 mi) south of the major port city and commercial hub, Mangalore. It is the fifth largest city in Kerala. During British colonial rule in India, when Kannur was a part of the Malabar District, the city was known as Cannanore. Kannur is the fifth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala. As of the 2011 census, Kannur Municipal Corporation, the local body which administers mainland area of city, had a population of 232,486.
Getting to Kannur
- 01Kannur International Airport
- 02Kannur
Direct buses are available from Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad and Mangalore.
Worth seeing
- 01Arakkal Palace & Museum
Samples of pre-colonial art and architecture, Moplah Bay is nearby.
- 02Snake Park
Parassinikkadavu (18 km).
- 03Valapattanam
- 04Science Park
The science park is a small facility containing displays of scientific and technological topics meant for school students.
- 05Azhikode Chal Beach
Things to do
- 01Birdwatching
Many exotic birds can be spotted at Madayippara near Pashayangadi, 24 km.
Where to eat
Kannur follows all the traditional Kerala-Malabar food like rice, biriyanis, dosa, puttu, appam, idly, and seafoods. Stuffed mussels (Arikkadukka) are available with most of the local vendors. Acquaris Vegetarian, Near old bus stand (in the basement),. No parking facility. Bharath Vegetarian, Railway Station Rd (inside Abhilash Tourist Home).
Getting around Kannur the local way
- Get aroundAutorickshaws charge ₹30 for the first km and then ₹15 per km.
From Wikivoyage: Kannur, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-07.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: ShajiA (CC BY-SA 3.0), Wikimedia Commons.
