Taliparamba is known as a Town of Temples as many Hindu temples of international reputation are located here. The Trichambaram Temple is so reputed that many popular devotional songs in Malayalam language are based upon a visit to the temple. The Raja Rajeshwari Temple at Mukkola is also equally famous. Taliparamba or Thaliparamba is a city and a municipality of 72,500 people in the Kannur district, state of Kerala, spread over an area of 43.05 km2. Taliparamba is the second largest Taluk in Kerala. Taliparamba is a municipality, with an area of 43.08 km2. It is divided into 44 wards. The headquarters of Taliparamba Taluk are located in Taliparamba. There are 47 villages in the Taluk. They are spread from the coast to the hills. Taliparamba is home to a number of temples, churches and mosques. Temples include the Rajarajeshwara Temple, Trichambaram Temple and Parassinikkadavu Temple. Taliparamba Juma Masjid and St. Mary's Church are other prominent religious centres in the town. The bridges at Kuttiyeri and Kooveri,Vellikkeel Eco Tourism Park and the riverside temple at Parassinikkadavu, attract a large number of tourists. Palakkayam thattu (Kannur) is a beautiful hill station.