| Year of Formation : | 1949, July 1 |
| Main Rivers : | Neyyar, Karamana, Vamanapuram |
| The Southernmost place in Kerala | Kaliyikkavila |
| The southernmost Panchayat | Parassala |
| Southermost constituency | Parassala |
| Southern most river | Neyyar are in Trivandrum District |
| The National Highway that passes through the Capital City of Kerala | NH 47 |
| The first university in Kerala | The Kerala University (formerly known as Travancore University founded in 1937) |
| The first Medical College in Kerala | Trivandrum Medical College (1951) |
| The first Engineering College in Kerala | College of Engineering, Trivandrum (1939) |
| The IInd Stock Exchange in Kerala | Vazhuthacaud |
| The first fully computerised Panchayat in Kerala | Vellanad, Trivandrum |
| The first Child Friendly Panchayat in Kerala | Venganoor, Trivandrum |
| The first Biological Park in India | Agasthyakudam Biological Park, Trivandrum |
| The second highest peak in Kerala | Agasthyakudam Peak (1869 m) is the southern most peak in Western Ghats |
| Wildlife sanctuaries in Trivandrum | Neyyar and Peppara |
| The only 'Lion Safari Park' in Kerala | Neyyar dam, in the island of Marakunnu in Trivandrum |
| Agriculture | The District has largest area under Tapioca Cultivation |
| Kollur, Trivandrum | Birth place of Chattampy Swamikal |
| Chempazhanthy, Trivandrum | Birth place of Narayana Guru |
| Venganoor, Trivandrum | Birth place of Ayyankali |
| Kayikkara, Trivandrum | Birth place of poet Kumaranasan |
| Beaches | Kovalam and Papanasam near Varkala |
| Palaces | Kowdiar Palace and Kuthiramalika (Trivandrum), Koyikkal palace (Nedumangad) and Kilimanoor Palace |
| Temples | Padmanabhaswamy temple, Attukal Devi Temple (known as the Sabarimala of women) and Janardhana Temple (Varkala) |
| Headquarters | Kerala Road Transport Corporation, Kerala Financial Corporation, Kerala Handloom Corporation, Kerala Police Force, Kerala Public Service Commission, VSSC (Thumba rocket launching centre), Regional Cancer Centre and Sree Chitra Medical Centre |
The Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute is at Palode in Trivandrum district. Now it is known as Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute. Trivandrum is the seat of Southern Air Command.
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