Sunday, January 4, 2009

Kerala Report: Part 1


Kerala is a state in India, the locals refer to it as 'God's Own Country'. Kerala is located on the South-Western coastline of India. It is by the states Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It is also by the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. We are in the city Cochin(Kochi). The biggest city and capital of Kerala is named Thiruvananpurum. Thiruvananpurum is 220 kms from Cochin. The population of Kerala is 31,838,619. 8.5 million tourists come every year to Kerala. The Backwaters are one of many tourist attractions. The three main religions of Kerala are Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. 57% of the population are Hindus, 19% are Christians, and 23% are Muslims. There are many languages spoken in Kerala including the main one, Malayalum.

2 comments:

Grade 3 class said...

Hi Miles,
It sounds like you are really enjoying the cuisine!
Happy New Year from Division 6!

Grade 3 class said...

Hi Miles,
How are you? It is the first day of school and it is still snowing on Bowen Island. Have you seen any snow?
What did you get for christmas? Did you have a good Christmas dinner?
Talk to you soon,
Duncan