Kattappana ([kaʈ:ap:ɐna]) is a municipality in the Idukki district of Kerala, India.

Kattappana is the second-largest municipality in the district by population, and serves as a major hub for commercial and economic activity for the surrounding region.

Kattappana was formed primarily by settlers from Pala, Kanjirapally, Thodupuzha, Muvattupuzha and Kothamangalam in the 1950s, and was given the status of gram panchayat in 1962.

Mr Johny Kulampally became the first chairperson[3] Kattappana eventually established itself as a crucial commercial hub within the high ranges.

[6] This recognition was conferred upon the then chairman, Shri Johny Kulampallil, by the Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, during a ceremony held in Kochi on 18 October 2016.

[citation needed] The current member of legislative assembly (MLA) from Idukki is Roshy Augustine.

He has been the member of legislative assembly of Kerala representing Kattappana town forming a part of Idukki constituency since 2001.

The migrations were majorly from Palai, Thodupuzha, Muvattupuzha, Changanassery and Kanjirapally taluks of the undivided Kottayam district and Pathanamthitta.

[14] This is a 3.5 meters wide, 4 km long tunnel that connects the Idukki and Erattayar Reservoirs.

[15] Kalvary Mount or Kalliyanathandu is a famous Christian pilgrimage site perched atop a hill offers that an aerial view of the Idukki Reservoir and its surrounding peaks and forests.

[17] Kattappana is the center for spice trade and the primary producer of cardamom[18] and black pepper.

[21] Kattappana has a well established road system to other districts as well as to the nearby state Tamil Nadu.