▁international ▁relations <0x0A> </s> ▁K oll am ▁or ▁Qu ilon ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁port ▁cities ▁in ▁India . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁ancient ▁civil ization ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁K oll am ▁city ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 . 5 ▁L akh ▁( 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 ) ▁people . ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁ 6 1 9 9 / km 2 , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁in ▁Ker ala ▁next ▁to ▁K oll am ▁Metropolitan ▁Area ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 1 . 1 0 ▁L akh . ▁ ▁K oll am ' s ▁health care ▁sector ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ker ala . ▁There ▁were ▁hosp it als ▁giving ▁free ▁allo path y ▁treatment ▁( D harm as up ath ris ) ▁in ▁Qu ilon ▁since ▁ME ▁ 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁Area ▁of ▁K oll am ▁has ▁ 3 ▁Medical ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁a ▁good ▁number ▁of ▁multi - special ity ▁and ▁super - special ity ▁hosp it als . ▁At ▁present , ▁the ▁health care ▁industry ▁is ▁witness ing ▁st iff ▁competition ▁among ▁these ▁hosp it als . ▁ ▁Medical ▁College ▁H osp it als ▁ ▁Government ▁Medical ▁College ▁Hospital , ▁K oll am ▁ ▁A ze ez ia ▁Medical ▁College ▁Hospital , ▁Me ey anno or ▁ ▁Tra van core ▁Medical ▁College ▁Hospital , ▁Me var am ▁ ▁Multi - special ty /