Pallippuram | |
Other Name: | Palliport (Paliporte) |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Kerala |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 10.161°N 76.187°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ernakulam |
Governing Body: | Pallipuram |
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: | 683515 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0484 |
Registration Plate: | KL-42 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kochi |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Vypin |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Pallipuram |
Pallippuram (also known in English as Palliport or in Portuguese as Paliporte) is a village on Vypeen island, in Kochi, Kerala, south India. The village is located approximately 25 km from Ernakulam and 20 km from Cochin International Airport. The east border is Periyar River, and the Arabian Sea in the west.
Nearby attractions include the famous Cherai Beach, Pallipuram Fort, Munambam Fishing Harbour and Muziris beach(Golden Beach). Pallippuram Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1503. It is one of the oldest existing European monuments in India. The Catholic Basilica at Pallippuram known as Church of "Our Lady of Snow" or "Manjumatha" is an important pilgrim centre for Christians.
Pallippuram church is raised to the status of a basilica in the month of October 2012