Kochi Metropolitan Area | |
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Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Ernakulam |
Core city | Kochi |
Area | |
• Total | 440 km2 (170 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• 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 |
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]