Koyilandy is a major town municipality and a taluk in Kozhikode district, Kerala on the Malabar Coast. The historical town is located right in the middle of the coast of Kozhikode district, between Kozhikode and Kannur, on National Highway 66. The independence activist K. Kelappan, popularly known as Kerala Gandhi, was born in a nearby village, Muchukunnu.