Kerala has 14 districts and they are the revenue divisions of the State. The districts are further divided into taluks and villages. Each district has a head quarters where the administrative offices function. On the basis of geographical, historical and cultural similarities, the districts are generally grouped into North Kerala,Central Kerala and South Kerala.

These are the districts of Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram (Formerly known as Trivandrum)
Kollam (Quilon)
Pathanamthitta
Alappuzha (Allepey)
Kottayam
Idukki
Ernakulam
Thrissur (Trichur or Thrishivaperur)
Palakkad (also called "Palghat")
Malappuram
Kozhikode (Calicut)
Wayanad
Kannur (Cannanore)
Kasaragod