The state comprises three parts – the Northern Kerala districts of Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram; the Central Kerala districts of Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Idukki; and the Southern Kerala districts of Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram.[4] Such a regional division occurred being part of historical regions of Cochin, North Malabar, South Malabar, and Travancore.[5] North Malabar region includes Kasargod, Kannur, Wayanad, and the northern region of Kozhikode district,