Wadakkanchery (വടക്കാഞ്ചേരി), is a major town in Thrissur district, Kerala. It is the headquarters of Talappilly Taluk. Wadakkanchery got the municipality status from the government by merging with the mundathikode panchayath and it is the only town in Thrissur District to be raised as municipality recently. There are two places with similarly pronounced names - Wadakanchery and Vadakkenchery.