Ernakulam

Ernakulam
Downtown (CBD)
Ernakulam marina
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Coordinates: 9°58′53.8″N 76°17′59.6″E / 9.981611°N 76.299889°E / 9.981611; 76.299889[1]
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Government
• Body	Kochi Municipal Corporation
Elevation	22.36 m (73.36 ft)
Language
• Official	Malayalam
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	+91484xxxxxxx
Vehicle registration	KL-07
Lok Sabha constituency	Ernakulam
Website	www.ernakulam.nic.in

Ernakulam (Malayalam: [erɐɳɐːkuɭɐm] ^ⓘ) is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge is called as Western Kochi.^[1] Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation and the Cochin Shipyard are situated in Ernakulam. It is also the most urbanized area in the city of Kochi. The Southern Naval Command (SNC) is in Kochi, Ernakulam district, Kerala. Established in 1958, it is the largest naval command of the Indian Navy, focusing on training and maritime security operations in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.