# Vappuzha

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**Vappuzha** is a ward in the [Chazhoor](/source/Chazhoor) [panchayat](/source/Panchayati_raj_in_India) in the [Thrissur](/source/Thrissur) district of [Kerala](/source/Kerala) state in [India](/source/India).[1] Vappuzha is a mostly a farming village. A major festival in Vappuzha is [Puthenpeedika](/source/Puthenpeedika) church festival and Thoniyakavu festival.[citation needed]

## History

Vappuzha was an ancient port of [Chera](/source/Chera) dynasty which situated near the ancient town of Irumbrayur which now known as [Puthenpeedika](/source/Puthenpeedika). In ancient times, a big river were flowing through the side of the Vappuzha. The name Vappuzha were given by that river because the Malayalam meaning of *Vappuzha* is *big river*.[citation needed]

## References

1. ["Election Details"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170408082110/http://www.lsgkerala.gov.in/pages/electiondetails.php?intID=5&ID=762&ln=en). *Local Self-Government Department*. [Government of Kerala](/source/Government_of_Kerala). 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.lsgkerala.gov.in/pages/electiondetails.php?intID=5&ID=762&ln=en) on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-08.

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