Kochi metropolitan area
Kochi Metropolitan Area | |
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Marine Drive, as seen from the Vembanad Lake | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Core city | Kochi |
| Area | |
• Total | 440 km2 (170 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,119,724 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0484 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-7, KL-39, KL-40, KL-41, KL-42, KL-43, KL-63 |
Kochi metropolitan area or Kochi urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India, comprising the Kochi Municipal Corporation, nine adjacent municipal councils, 15 gram panchayats and parts of four gram panchayats. With a population of more than 2.1 million within an area of 440 km2, it is the most populous metropolitan area in Kerala.