Thiruvananthapuram district is the southernmost district in the Indian State of Kerala. The district was created 1949 within headquarters in city of Thiruvananthapuram which is also the capital of Kerala. The present district was created in 1956.The district is home to more than 9% of the total population of the state. The district covers an area of 2,192 square kilometres (541,655 acres). At the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,301,427. It the second most populous district in Kerala after Malappuram district. Its population density is the highest in Kerala, with 1,509 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.910/sq. mi). The district is divided into six sub districts: Thiruvananthapuram. Chirayinkeezhu, Neyyattinkara, Nedumangadu, Varkala, and Kattakada. The urban bodies in the district are the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, and the Varkala, Neyyattinkara, Attingal, and Nedumangad municipalities. Thiruvananthapuram district is located between 8.17 N 76.41°E and 8.54°N 77.17 E. At the southernmost extremity of the district. Kaliyikkavila is 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Kanyakumari, the southernmost point on the Indian peninsula.33.75% of the population lives in urban areas. The district has three major rivers, several freshwater lakes, and over 300 ponds. Its eastern region is forested, northern regions are mostly under rubber cultivation and the remaining areas grow mixed dry-land crops of coconut, plantain, and tapioca, among others. Built-up areas and rice fields complete the land use pattern. The mean maximum temperature is 95 °F (35 °C) and the mean minimum temperature is 69 °F (20 °C). As the district stretches from north to south, with the Arabian Sea to the west, the relative humidity is generally high. It rises to about 95% during the southwest monsoon. The total annual rainfall in the district is about 1,827.7 mm (72 in) per annum. The southwest monsoon, from June to September is the principal rainy season, during which the district receives most of its annual rainfall. The second rainy season is the Northeast monsoon, from October to November. The district also experiences thunderstorm rains in the pre-monsoon months of April and May.