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 2001, 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 and Kottuvally.

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