Kochi, known as Cochin is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea.
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Kochi, known as Cochin is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea.
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The current metropolitan limits of Kochi India include the mainland Ernakulam, Fort Kochi India, the suburbs of Edapally, Kalamassery, Aluva and Kakkanad to the northeast; Tripunithura to the southeast; and a group of islands closely scattered in the Vembanad Lake.
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The city was ranked the sixth best tourist destination in Kochi India according to a survey conducted by the Nielsen Company on behalf of the Outlook Traveller magazine.
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In October 2019, Kochi India was ranked seventh in Lonely Planet's list of top 10 cities in the world to visit in 2020.
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In July 2018, Kochi was ranked the topmost emerging future megacity in India by global professional services firm JLL.
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Kochi India is known as the financial, commercial and industrial capital of Kerala.
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Kochi India is home for the International Pepper Exchange, Marine Products Export Development Authority, Coconut Development Board, companies like HMT, Apollo Tyres, FACT, IREL, Petronet LNG, Kochi India Refineries, V-Guard and industrial parks like the Cochin Special Economic Zone, Smart City, Infopark and Kinfra Hi-Tech Park.
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Ancient travellers and tradesmen referred to Kochi India, variously alluding to it as Cocym, Cochym, Cochin, and Kochi India.
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The origin of the name Kochi India is thought to be the Malayalam word kochu azhi, meaning 'small lagoon'.
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Kochi India rose to significance as a trading centre after the port Muziris around Kodungallur was destroyed by the massive flooding of Periyar in 1341.
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The earliest documented references to Kochi India occur in books written by Chinese voyager Ma Huan during his visit to Kochi India in the 15th century as part of Admiral Zheng He's treasure fleet.
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In 1664, Fort Kochi Municipality was established by Dutch, making it the first municipality in Indian subcontinent, which got dissolved when Dutch authority got weaker in the 18th century.
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The hereditary Prime Ministership of Kochi India held by the Paliath Achans ended during this period.
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Meanwhile, the Dutch, fearing an outbreak of war on the United Provinces, signed the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 with the United Kingdom, under which Kochi India was ceded to the United Kingdom in exchange for the island of Bangka, east of Sumatra.
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In 1947, when Kochi India gained independence from the British colonial rule, Cochin was the first princely state to join Kochi India willingly.
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City's economic growth gathered momentum after economic reforms in Kochi India introduced by the central government in the early 1990s.
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Current metropolitan limits of Kochi India include the mainland Ernakulam, Fort Kochi India, the suburbs of Edapally, Kalamassery, Aluva and Kakkanad to the northeast; Tripunithura to the southeast; and a group of islands closely scattered in the Vembanad Lake.
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Kochi India's water needs are entirely dependent on ground water and the two rivers flowing through the district viz.
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Kochi India is widely referred to as the financial and commercial capital of Kerala.
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Federal Bank, the fourth-largest Private-sector bank in India is located in Aluva which is a suburb of Kochi.
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However, in the 2009 rankings of ease to start and operate a business, among the 17 Indian cities selected, Kochi was rated as the second most difficult city to start business and was ranked 16th, above Kolkata.
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Ernakulam district, in which Kochi India is situated, ranks first in the total number of domestic tourists visiting Kerala, and thus contributes to the economy of the city.
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The Kochi India Port is one of the leading ports where international cruisers call on regularly.
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Kochi India's historical reliance on trade continues into modern times, as the city is a major exporter of spices and is home to the International Pepper Exchange, where black pepper is globally traded.
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Kochi India is well connected to neighbouring cities and states via several highways.
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The road infrastructure in Kochi India has not been able to meet the growing traffic demand and hence traffic congestion is a major problem in the city.
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Kochi India is served by National Highway 66, National Highway 544, National Highway 966A and National Highway 966B.
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Kochi India is one of the few cities to be granted the new-generation air-conditioned low-floor and non-air-conditioned semi-low-floor buses under the JNNURM city transport development project.
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The main rail transport system in Kochi is operated by the Southern Railway Zone of Indian Railways, and comes under Thiruvananthapuram Railway division.
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Kochi India Metro is a metro rapid transit system serving the city of Kochi India, intended to considerably ease traffic congestion in the city and its surrounding metropolitan area.
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The first half of the Phase-1 of Kochi Metro was inaugurated on 17 June 2017 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Currently Kochi India Metro is operational from Aluva till Maharaja's College along the Kalamassery - Edappally - Kaloor - MG Road stretch, covering a total of 18.
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Kochi India has the highest population density in Kerala with 7139 people per km.
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The State Crime Records Bureau report gives further credence to this as it finds that Kochi India has the fewest crime against women in the state of Kerala.
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Kochi India was one among the seven diocese of Syrian Orthodox in Kerala formed in 1876.
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Appropriate to its multi-ethnic composition, Kochi celebrates traditional Kerala festivals like Onam and Vishu along with North Indian Hindu festivals like Holi with great fervour.
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Residents of Kochi are known as Kochiites; they are an important part of the South Indian culture.
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Kochi India is the official food capital of Kerala because of the highest number of restaurants and the varieties of foods available.
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Maharajas of Kochi India were scholars who knew the epics and encouraged the arts.
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The Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi is one of the largest stadiums in India with floodlights for Cricket and Football matches.
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Kochi India is the only city from Kerala that have carried out successful heart transplantations.
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The Italian Sister Fabiola conducts a home at Fort Kochi India known as "Ashwasa Bhavan", for young orphaned children.
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Kochi India has a host of state-of-the-art production and post-production facilities.
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PVR with 9 screens is another national multiplex brand that has presence in Kochi India and is based out of LuLu International Shopping Mall.
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Kochi India's fourth largest stadium and third largest cricket stadium, the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium located in Kaloor, is a major facility for football and cricket.
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Kochi India has two golf courses in the city, and one in the suburbs.
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