| Manjummel | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.0833°N 76.5006°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ernakulam |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Ernakulam |
Manjummel is a satellite town of Eloor situated on Periyar river in Kochi, Kerala, India.[1]
The name Manjummel came from the Malayalam word Manjumala . The place used to be uninhabited, and fog covered the hills. The name eventually became Manjummel.[2]
Manjummel used to be agriculture based. Cultivated produce was sent to Ernakulam by boat. The locality has since switched to become industrial based. Due to the pollution in the Periyar River,[3] [4] the land became barren and many residents abandoned farming.[2]
There are references to Manjummel dating back to the fifteenth century.[2] A ruler of Travancore reportedly built a fort here to defend against Tippu Sultan’s attacks due to the locality's geography of being mostly surrounded by rivers. The fort was built in a place called Kottakunnu.[2]
Two of the iconic landmarks in Manjummel are the century-old Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church and St Joseph's Hospital, which was the first mission hospital in Kerala built in 1887.[2]