Districts of Kerala
The States Reorganisation Act of 1 November 1956 divided ancient kingdoms/states of Kerala to districts. Nowadays Kerala is divided into 3 main regions based on geographical features with 14 districts:
  1. North Kerala – Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode & Malappuram.
  2. Central Kerala – Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam & Idukki.
  3. South Kerala – Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kollam & Thiruvananthapuram.

Kerala Districts & their Year of Formation


Year of FormationDistricts
1949
(1 July 1949)		Kollam
Kottayam
Thrissur
Thiruvanthapuram
1957
(1 January 1957)		Alappuzha
Kannur
Kozhikode
Palakkad
1958
(1 April 1958)		Ernakulam
1969
(16 June 1969)		Malappuram
1972
(26 January 1972)		Idukki
1980
(1 November 1980)		Wayanad
1982
(1 November 1982)		Pathanamthitta
1984
(24 May 1984)		Kasargode