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Mavelikkara (IPA: [ma:ʋe:lik:aɾa]) is a municipality in Alappuzha district of Kerala, India.
Mavelikara is situated approximately 43 km south of Alappuzha, the district headquarters, and about 119 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. It lies roughly 33 km west of Pathanamthitta, another district headquarters in proximity. Mavelikara is also equidistant from the district headquarters of Alappuzha, Kottayam, and Kollam. As per the 2011 Indian census, Mavelikkara has a population of 26,421 people, and a population density of 2,088/km2 (5,410/sq mi).
Mavelikkara was the erstwhile capital of the feudal kingdom of Odanad and is today a primary economic and cultural hub of the Onattukara region.
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