Angamaly (
Malayalam: അങ്കമാലി,
Aṅkamāli) is a municipality in the
Ernakulam district of the state of
Kerala, India, and a fast developing satellite town of
Kochi. Situated north of
Ernakulam, the area is the northern gateway to the commercial capital of
Kerala. The town lies at the intersection of
Main Central Road (MC Road) and
National Highway 47. MC Road, which starts from
Thiruvananthapuram ends at
Angamaly at its intersection with NH 47. Originally established as a
panchayat in May 1952, Angamaly became a municipality in April 1978 and is also a Legislative Assembly constituency from 1965 in the
Ernakulam district.