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Neendakara
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Neendakara |
| settlement_type | Urban village |
| image_skyline | Neendakara Port, Nov 2015.jpg |
| image_alt | Parimanam Sri Durga Devi Temple-Neendakara |
| image_caption | Neendakara Port, Kollam |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Kerala, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Kerala |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Kollam |
| subdivision_name3 | Karunagappally taluk |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Malayalam, English |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 691582 |
| area_code_type | Telephone code |
| area_code | 0476 |
| registration_plate | KL-02, KL- |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Nearest city |
| blank1_info_sec1 | Kollam City (9 km) |
| blank1_name_sec2 | Climate |
| blank1_info_sec2 | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
| blank2_name_sec2 | Avg. summer temperature |
| blank2_info_sec2 | 35 °C |
| blank3_name_sec2 | Avg. winter temperature |
| blank3_info_sec2 | 20 °C |
Neendakara is a suburb of Kollam city in Kerala, India. The twin harbours, Neendakara and Shakthikulangara, are located here. Neendakara harbour is the largest fishing harbour in the state.
Location
Neendakara is 30 km north of Paravur and 14 km south of Karunagappally town.
History
When Portuguese traders settled in Kollam (then Quilon) in the early 16th century, their ships passed through the Neenadakara bar, now the site of Neendakara Bridge, part of National Highway 66, which connects the village to Sakthikulangara across Ashtamudi Lake.
Etymology
In Malayalam, Neendakara means "a long bank".
Norwegian Project
The headquarters of the Indo-Norwegian Fisheries Community project, established in 1953, was based in Neendakara until 1961, when the site was handed over to the Government of Kerala.
References
References
- "Neendakara Port Kollam - A Famous Fishing Port in Kerala".
- "Revenue Portal".
- Gulati, Leela. (1984). "Fisherwomen on the Kerala Coast: Demographic and Socio-economic Impact of a Fisheries Development Project". International Labour Organisation.
- "History". National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training.
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