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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 ]
Ernakulam (IPA: [erɐɳɐːguɭɐm] ⓘ; ISO: Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ) is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, and takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part of the state, spans an area of about 2,924 square kilometres (1,129 sq mi), and is home to over 9% of Kerala's population.
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In 1910, Ernakulam became the administrative capital of Kochi Kingdom with establishment of Royal Secretariat and State Durbar. The offices of the Diwan and High court were soon moved into Ernakulam. [64] The Paradesi Synagogue is the oldest active synagogue in both India and the Commonwealth of Nations.
Kochi metropolitan area or Kochi urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India, comprising the Kochi Municipal Corporation, nine adjacent municipal councils, 15 gram panchayats and parts of four gram panchayats.
Ernakulam district stands out as the most urbanized in Kerala, housing a municipal corporation and 11 municipalities, with 68.07% of its population residing in urban areas. Thiruvananthapuram has the highest population density at 1509 persons per sq.km, followed closely by Alappuzha and Kozhikode districts. [9] [10] [11]
Today, Kochi includes the mainland Ernakulam and the islands of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry, Willingdon Island, Mulavukad, Vallarpadam, Mundamveli, Kumbalangi, Cherai and other outlying islands. For many centuries up to and during the British Raj , the city of Kochi was the seat of the eponymous princely state — the Kingdom of Cochin , which lay ...
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