Kochi metropolitan area
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Kochi Metropolitan Area കൊച്ചി നഗരസമൂഹം Greater Cochin |
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| Urban Agglomeration | |
Ernakulam Mainland, as seen from the Vembanad Lake
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| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 2,277,630 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | 0484 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-7, KL-17, KL-39, KL-40, KL-41, KL-42, KL-43, KL-44, KL-63 |
| Kochi Urban Agglomeration population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1981 | 824,900 |
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| 1991 | 1,140,600 | 38.3% | |
| 2001 | 1,536,400 | 34.7% | |
| 2011 | 2,117,990 | 37.9% | |
| Source: Census of India | |||
The Kochi Urban Agglomeration (Kochi UA) is an urban agglomeration centred around the city of Kochi.
Kochi Urban Agglomeration is part of the Greater Cochin region and the largest urban agglomeration in Kerala, India.
The area constituted on the basis of census data 2011, consists of Corporation of Kochi (Cochin), 9 municipalities, 14 Panchayaths and parts of 4 Panchayaths. The 9 municipalities are Thrippunithura, Maradu, Thrikkakara, Kalamassery, Eloor, North Paravur, Perumbavoor, Aluva and Angamali. The fourteen Panchayaths consists of Cheranelloor, Varapuzha, Chennamangalam, Kadamakkudy, Mulavukad, Kadungalloor, Alengad, Chengamanad, Nedumbassery, Chottanikkara, Choornikkara, Edathala, Kumbalam, Kottuvally and Vypin Island..
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