Kochi metropolitan area

Kochi Metropolitan Area
Marine Drive, as seen from the Vembanad Lake
Marine Drive, as seen from the Vembanad Lake
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictErnakulam
Core cityKochi
Area
 • Total440 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total2,119,724
 • Density4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code0484
Vehicle registrationKL-7, KL-39, KL-40, KL-41, KL-42, KL-43,KL-63

The Kochi metropolitan area or Kochi urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area consisting of Kochi and its satellite towns in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. With a population of more than 2.1 million within an area of 440 km2, it is the most populous metropolitan area in Kerala.[3]

  1. ^ "Demographia World Urban Areas" (PDF). demographia.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 million and above" (PDF). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  3. ^ "City Mayors: World's largest urban areas in 2020 (3)".

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