Mattanur, also spelled Mattannur, is a municipality and town and an aerotropolis in Kannur district, Kerala, India.

Mattanur is about 27 km east of Kannur and Thalassery, two major towns of the district.

The inter-state buses travelling from Bangalore and Mysore to Thalassery and Kannur pass through Mattanur.

Mattanur Panchayat came into existence in 1962 by joining Pazhassi, Kolari and Porora villages.

[5] The Kannur International Airport is located 5 km (3.1 mi) away from the town and provides the opportunity of air connectivity.

It also has linkages to cities like Mysore, Mangalore, Bangalore, Kozhikode, Kochi, and Thiruvananthapuram.

The nearest railway station is Thalassery, and is located at a distance of 26 km (16 mi) from Mattanur.

[10] The municipality comes under jurisdiction of Mattanur police station established in the year 1871 during the tenure of British rule.

There are six villages in the police station limits viz Koodali, Pattannur, Kolari, Keezhallur, Pazhassi and Chavassery.

[14] The Magisterial jurisdiction of Mattanur station is Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Mattannur.

[18] The area has the typical midland characteristics of Kerala, with undulating terrain that is mainly used for agriculture.

The region has a tropical humid climate with hot summer and plentiful rainfall.

The region has a humid climate with an oppressive hot season from March to the end of May.

[30] As of the 2011 census, Mattanur Municipality had a total population of 47,078, of whom 29,739 (63.2%) were Hindus, 16,913 (35.9%) were Muslims, 283 (0.6%) were Christians and 0.3% were other.