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Pathanamthitta does not actually exist is a meme used to make fun of [[wikipedia:Pathanamthitta|Pathanamthitta]], one of the 14 districts of Kerala.

== Usage ==
<blockquote>Pathanamthitta is not real man. It's a conspiracy by the government to make 14 states since 13 considered to be an evil number.[https://www.reddit.com/r/Kerala/comments/1f6zjjb/hi_guys_im_considering_moving_to_kerala_in_the/ll3yxin/]</blockquote><blockquote>If you want to live in Kerala but experience a bit of Tamil Nadu - Trivandrum is the right place for you

If you want to live in Kerala but experience Mini Bangalore - Kochi is right for you

If you don't want anyone to find you, try Pathanamthitta <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Kerala/comments/1f6zjjb/hi_guys_im_considering_moving_to_kerala_in_the/ll3yxin/</ref></blockquote>

== Origin ==
The origin is said to be from Facebook groups. When people started making memes on stereotypes of different districts, Kannur has bombs, Kollam has misers, Thrissur was crazy about Elephants, Pathanamthitta stood out by not having much to say about it. This evolved into the meme saying that the district Pathanamthitta doesn't exist.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Kerala/comments/zg4evw/the_myth_of_pathanamthitta/<nowiki/>https://www.reddit.com/r/Kerala/comments/1e68ox4/pathanamthitta_meme/</ref>

The meme must have also had influence from [https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/9flnh0/why_do_people_say_new_zealand_doesnt_exist/ "New Zealand does not exist" meme] because [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omission_of_New_Zealand_from_maps New Zealand was often missing in maps].