Kollam Cantonment
Kollam Cantonment | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Model road and Railway overbridge in Kollam Cantonment | |
| Coordinates: 8°52′52″N 76°35′57″E / 8.881160°N 76.599078°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| City | Kollam |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| Area code | 0474 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
| Civic agency | Kollam Municipal Corporation |
| Avg. summer temperature | 34 °C (93 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 22 °C (72 °F) |
| Website | http://www.kollam.nic.in |
Kollam Cantonment (originally Quilon Cantonment) is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Kollam. It arose as a cantonment of the British Raj in the 17th century. It is now a thickly populated area of the city of Kollam. Some of the important business centres, shopping complexes and Government offices are located here. Kollam Junction railway station is also located in the cantonment ward of corporation.