Munroe Island
Munroe Island
Mundrothuruthu, Manrothuruthu, Munroethuruth | |
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village | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 691502 |
| Telephone code | 0474 |
| Nearest city | Kollam - 16 Kms (By Rail) |
| Website | www |
Munroe Island is located at the confluence of Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River, in Kollam district, Kerala, South India. The island, accessible by road, rail and inland water navigation, is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Kollam by road, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west from Kundara and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Karunagapally. As of 2011 India census data, the administrative village of Mundrothuruth (which includes near by small villages as well) has a total population of 9599, consisting of 4636 males and 4963 females.
The place is named in honour of Resident Colonel John Munro of the former Princely State of Travancore. The island measures 13.4 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi) in area.
History
In 1795 the British established their supremacy in South India and Kerala came under their governance. From 1800 onwards, in order to maintain British Supremacy in Kerala, a Resident was appointed by the British Administrative head. The First Resident was Colonel Collin Macaulay, followed by Colonel John Munro. During Munro’s tenure, a senior priest of the Malankara Church, Pulikottil Joseph Kathanar, expressed his desire to establish a seminary for training priests. They used to go Arrinallur St. George Church which is in existence from 68 A.D [citation needed]. The history of Munroe Island is connected with the history of Church Missionary Society (CMS). In 1819, during the reign of Rani Gowri Parvati Bayi of Travancore, Munroe Island was granted to the CMS with a condition that revenue generated from the land should be used for the "Kerosene Expense" of the Syrian students of old seminary in Kottayam and should not be diverted for any evangelical purpose [citation needed].
Tourism
The island village is a tourism destination where one can watch coir retting process, coir weaving, fishing, prawns feeding, migratory bird watch, narrow canals and waterways, coconut farms on the lake shore, lagoons, mangrove plants and the beautiful tiny islands of Pathupara.
Kallada Boat Race, which is one of the famous boat races in Kerala, is at Karuvathrakadavu- Muthiraparambu nettayam in Munroethuruth.