Wayanad is in the north-east of Kerala state with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. Wayanad District came into existence on 1st November, 1980 as the 12th District of Kerala consisting of Mananthavady, Sulthanbathery and Vythiri Taluks. The name Wayanad is derived from Vayal Nadu which means the land of paddy fields. It is a picturesque plateau situated at a height between 700 meters and 2100 meters above the mean sea level nested among the mountains of the Western Ghats on the Eastern portion of North Kerala and on the sides of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka States... Wayanad experiences pleasant weather all year long. In this district, there is an average annual rainfall of 2322 mm. The areas of Wayanad with the highest rainfall include Lakkidi, Vythiri, and Meppadi. In these high-rainfall regions, the annual rainfall ranges from 3,000 to 4,000 millimeters. During the south west monsoon, high-velocity winds are frequent, and in March and April, dry winds prevail. Regions at high altitudes are quite chilly. The average maximum and lowest temperatures of Ambalavayal in Wayanad over the previous five years were 29°C and 18°C, respectively. During the south-west monsoon season, the relative humidity in this area can potentially reach 95 percent. The year is typically divided into four seasons: the cold (December to February), the heat (March to May), the south west monsoon (June to September), and the north east monsoon (October to November). The highest average rainfall in Kerala occurs in the dale Lakkidi, which is tucked away among the hills of the Vythiri taluk.A wide choice of trekking activities, plantation tours, and animal excursions are available in the foggy surroundings of Wayanad.Lord Arthur Wellesley and the Pazhassi Raja engaged in a guerilla fight in Mananthavady (35 km N), and British dominance left its impact on the area for 200 years. The southern area of Wayanad, which was a part of Cannannoor district, was connected to Calicut district when Kerala became a state in 1956. The districts of Kannur and Kozhikode were combined in 1980 to form the Wayanad area, which now includes the taluks of Mananthavady, Sultanbathery, and Vythiri.The district seat for the area, Kalpetta (15 km north), was formerly a significant Jain center. Its gateway town, Lakkidi, is well known for its plantation homestays. Ten kilometers distant, at Sultan Bathery, the legendary monarch of Mysore known for his brave resistance to the British built a fort in the 18th century.The 1973-founded Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is connected to the protected area network of Karnataka's Nagarhole and Bandipur on the east, and Tamil Nadu's Mudimalai on the southeast. The sanctuary, which is abundant in biodiversity, is a crucial component of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, which was created with the express purpose of preserving the local biological legacy. The sanctuary is extremely rich in flora and fauna because it is made up completely of designatThe management of the sanctuary places a strong emphasis on scientific conservation while giving the general way of life of the tribal people and other people who dwell on the edges of the forest adequate respect. ed reserves. ..