Ernakulam district
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Kerala
- Established
- 1 April 1958
- Headquarters
- Kakkanad , Kochi
- Subdivisions
- Revenue Divisions: 2 Fort Kochi Muvattupuzha Taluks: 7 Kanayannur Kochi Aluva Kunnathunad Muvattupuzha Kothamangalam Paravur
- Collector
- G. Priyanka, IAS
- Commissioner dig kochi
- Putta Vimaladitya, IPS
- S p ernakulam rural
- K.Karthik, IPS
- Dfo
- A. Renjan, IFS
- Total
- 2,408 km (930 sq mi)
- Rank
- 8th
- Density
- 1,119/km (2,900/sq mi)
- Official
- Malayalam
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30 ( IST )
- Iso 3166 code
- IN-KL-KO , IN-KL
- Vehicle registration
- KL-07 Ernakulam KL-17 Muvattupuzha KL-39 Thripunithura KL-40 Perumbavoor KL-41 Aluva KL-42 North Paravur KL-43 Mattancherry KL-44 Kothamangalam KL-63 Angamaly
- Hdi 2025
- 0.827 , very high
- Website
- ernakulam .nic .in
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of India
- Official name
- എറണാകുളം
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Kerala
- Capital
- Ernakulam
- Population
- 3098378
- Area
- 3068
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Shares border with
- Coimbatore district
- Official website
- ernakulam.nic.in
- Image
- Kochi Skyline.jpg
- Households
- 814011
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- Commons category
- Ernakulam district
- topic's main category
- Category:Ernakulam district
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Ernakulam district
- inception
- 1958-04-00
- male population
- 1619557
- female population
- 1662831
- urban population
- 2234363
- rural population
- 1048025
- literate population
- 2855676
- illiterate population
- 426712
- native label
- എറണാകുളം
- short name
- ERN
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Encyclopedic overview
Ernakulam district ( 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 2,408 km (930 sq mi), and is home to over 9% of Kerala's population. Its headquarters are located at Kakkanad. The district includes Kochi, also known as the commercial capital of Kerala, which is famous for its ancient churches, Hindu temples, synagogues and mosques.
The district includes the largest metropolitan region of the state: Greater Cochin. Ernakulam district yields the highest revenue and the largest number of industries in the state. Ernakulam is the second most populous district in Kerala, after Malappuram (out of 14 districts). The district also hosts the highest number of international and domestic tourists in Kerala state.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ernakulam district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.