Kochi Metropolitan Area

Kochi Metropolitan Area

This article is about the urban agglomeration of Kochi. For the city of Kochi, see Kochi

The Urban Agglomeration (UA) of Kochi (Malayalam: കൊച്ചി ; formerly known as Cochin) is a part of the Greater Cochin region and the largest urban agglomeration in the Indian state of Kerala.

The area constituted on the basis of census data 2011, consists of Corporation of Kochi (Cochin), 8 municipalities, 14 Panchayaths and parts of 4 Panchayaths. The 8 municipalities are Thrippunithura, Maradu, Thrikkakara, Kalamassery, Eloor, North Paravur, Aluva and Angamali. The fourteen Panchayaths consists of Cheranelloor, Varapuzha, Chennamangalam, Kadamakkudy, Mulavukad, Kadungalloor, Alengad, Chengamanad, Nedumbassery, Chottanikkara, Choornikkara, Edathala, Kumbalam, Kottuvally and Vypin Island..

Apart from these local body areas, the Census Towns (CT) of Kureekad, Chowwara, Cheriyakadavu and Kedamangalam are also part of the Kochi Urban Agglomeration. Urban ugglomerations in India are determined on the basis of Census Towns (CT) which may or may not coincide with local bodies like Corporations, Municipalities or Panchayaths. E.g., Thrikkakara Municipality is enumerated as Census Towns of Kakkanad and Vazhakkala. Kochi urban agglomeration itself is not a geographically contiguous entity.

As per Census 2011, it has a population of 2.2 million making it the largest urban agglomeration in Kerala. In census 1991, Kochi UA was found to have a population of 1.14 million.

Read more about Kochi Metropolitan Area:  Name, History, Economy, Constituents of The Urban Agglomeration

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