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Kochi

Kochi ([koˈtʃːi ]), also known as Cochin (KO-chin), is a major port city on the south-west coast of India by the Arabian Sea and is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. It is often called Ernakulam, which refers to the mainland part of the city. With a total metropolitan population of 2.1 million. It is the second largest city corporation in Kerala, with a corporation limit population of 612,343 and is part of an extended metropolitan region, which is the largest urban agglomeration in the state. Kochi city is also a part of the Greater Cochin region and is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India. The civic body that governs the city is the Cochin Municipal Corporation, which was constituted in the year 1967, and the statutory bodies that oversee its development are the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA).

Known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea, Kochi was an important spice trading centre on the west coast of India from the 14th century. Occupied by the Portuguese in 1503, Kochi was the first of the European colonies in colonial India. It remained the main seat of Portuguese India until 1530, when Goa was chosen instead. The city was later occupied by the Dutch and the British, with the Kingdom of Cochin becoming a princely state. Kochi ranks first in the total number of international and domestic tourist arrivals in Kerala. Kochi has been ranked the sixth best tourist destination in India according to a survey conducted by the Nielsen Company on behalf of the Outlook Traveller magazine. Kochi was one of the 28 Indian cities found to be among the emerging 440 global cities that will contribute 50% of the world GDP by the year 2025, in a 2011 study done by the McKinsey Global Institute.

Kochi (disambiguation)

Kochi or Kōchi may refer to:

People

  • Kochi people, a predominantly Pashtun nomadic people of Afghanistan
  • Places

  • Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin
  • Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India
  • Kochi International Book Festival, an annual event conducted at the coastal city of Kochi, Kerala, India
  • Kochi metropolitan area, also known as Kochi Urban Agglomeration or Kochi UA, where the city of Kochi, India is located
  • Cochin International Airport, located in Kochi, India
  • Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state and former princerly state on Malabar Coast, India
  • Kochi (kuih)

    Kochi (also known as passover cake in English) is a Malaysian dumpling (kuih) made from ground unpolished glutinous rice. For the Eurasians in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore, this snack is often sold at funerals. The black colour of the unpolished rice symbolises death, while the sweet filling represents resurrection.

    See also

  • Peranakan cuisine
  • Radio Stations - Cochin

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    Student from Tamil Nadu found dead in Kochi rented house

    The Times of India 08 Apr 2025
    Kochi. An 18-year-old man's body was found hanging at his rented house in Kochukadavanthra on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified by police as Gautham from Kumaran Second Street in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu ... .
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    Set up Kochi Marine Drive monitoring committee within four weeks, HC tells state govt

    The Times of India 08 Apr 2025
    Kochi ... HC further instructed that the secretaries of GCDA and Kochi corporation, the district collector, Kochi police commissioner and the Kerala State Pollution Control Board secretary shall convene a joint meeting within four weeks.
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    Wayanad landslides: NGT warns of summoning Kerala Chief Secretary over failure to file reports

    The Hindu 08 Apr 2025
    Southern Bench of NGT, which took suo motu notice of a report on disaster published in The Hindu, expresses displeasure over response of authorities while pointing out that Kerala State Disaster Management Authority has not yet filed its report ....
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    Death of Kerala woman during delivery at home: newborn remains on oxygen support

    The Hindu 08 Apr 2025
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    The Hindu 08 Apr 2025
    State government ordered to issue notification in four weeks on the constitution of the committee ....
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    Empuraan producer Gokulam Gopalan appears before ED office in Kochi

    The Hindu 07 Apr 2025
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    Empuraan producer Gokulam Gopalan questioned at ED's Kochi office

    Live Mint 07 Apr 2025
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    India Today 07 Apr 2025
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    Two women arrested for smuggling seven kilograms of ganja in Kochi

    The Times of India 07 Apr 2025
    Kochi. Ernakulam Rural police arrested two women for allegedly smuggling as much as seven kilograms of ganja into the district at Kalady on Monday ... Police said the accused admitted that the cannabis was brought from Odisha ... .
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    Rapid progress in girder construction for Kochi Metro Phase II line

    The Times of India 07 Apr 2025
    Kochi. Expediting the works of Kochi ... If the 11.2km construction works can be completed within a period of 20 months, Kochi Metro will get the title of the fastest metro construction agency in India.
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    Munambam land dispute: Kerala HC Division Bench stays single judge order quashing Ramachandran Nair Commission appointment

    The Hindu 07 Apr 2025
    Posting appeal for further hearing on June 16, Bench directs Kerala government not to act upon report to be submitted by the commission without court’s permission ....
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    The Hindu 07 Apr 2025
    Court, however, says certain observations of the single judge in the verdict were unnecessary ....
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