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Ernakulam District

Ernakulam district is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of , and takes its name from the in . It is situated in the central part of the state, spans an area of about 2,408 km2, and is home to over 9% of Kerala's population.
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, formerly Cochin, is a cosmopolitan city in with a bustling commercial port. is the financial and commercial capital of Kerala and, with a population of more than 2.1 million, the biggest conurbation in the state.

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is the heart and transport hub of . It has three distinct parts: the "Central Business District" which has Mahatma Gandhi Road as the main arterial road along with Marine Drive and Chittoor Road; "Downtown" with upscale residential areas and the business district at SA Road and Vytilla Junction and the "Suburb" which has many business and commercial areas.

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is the tourist enclave of , and it is separated from by Vembanad Lake, one of the largest in India. It consists of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and the surrounding islands.

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, formerly Alwaye, is the second largest town in Greater Kochi agglomeration and an important commercial town in Kerala. The town is famous its festivals, large river banks and temples.

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is a town and municipality in Ernakulam District of , . This town is bordered by Idukki District on the eastern side and Kottayam District on the southern side approximately 15 km from the town.

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is a municipality and a north eastern suburb of the city of in . It is located 24 km north of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara and about 221 km north of the state capital .

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is a beautiful town in the mountains of , . is now one of the most important pilgrim centres of Kerala, with a dozen churches, half a dozen ancient temples and a few sacred mosques.

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Not to be confused with , which is approximately 175 km to the south. is an emerging suburb of Kochi City which is nearly 22 km from the city center and 16 km from city, in Ernakulam district in .

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is a village on the right of Periyar river, in Ernakulam District of state, . This is an important pilgrimage center since it is the birthplace of Sri Adi Sankara, one of India's foremost philosopher saints who preached the monistic or 'Advaita' philosophy.

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is in Ernakulam District of state in . The Periyar River flowing through rocks and between dense rain forests is an amazing sight. The vast view of distant green hillocks and the tranquility around the place is really great.

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Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, which includes the erstwhile , is in the Western Ghat mountain ranges. This tiger reserve is on the border of the states of and , in the southern part of India.

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is a small developing town, in the Ernakulam District of , . It is near the border between the states of Kerala and on NH 47 where the sales tax, motor vehicles check post, and excise check posts are.

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is a steadily growing town located on National Highway 49, 27 km east of in the Ernakulam District of , . was just a hamlet with church, handful of schools and cinema theatre five decades ago.

Ernakulam District

Latitude of center
10° north
Longitude of center
76.5° or 76° 30′ east
Population
3,280,000
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Abbreviation
“ERN”
Geo­Names ID
1272019
Wiki­data ID
Q1356097
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Ernakulam District” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “distritu d’Ernakulam”
  • Asturian: “Ernakulam (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “Ernakulam”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ernakulam”
  • Basque: “Ernakulam barrutia”
  • Belarusian: “Эрнакулам”
  • Bengali: “এর্নাকুলাম জেলা”
  • Bhojpuri: “एर्नाकुलम जिला”
  • Cebuano: “Ernākulam”
  • Chinese: “Ernakulam”
  • Chinese: “埃尔纳古勒姆县”
  • Dutch: “Ernakulam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ارناكولام”
  • French: “district d’Ernakulam”
  • French: “District d’Ernakulam”
  • German: “Ernakulam”
  • Gujarati: “એર્ણાકુલમ જીલ્લો”
  • Gujarati: “એર્નાકુલમ જિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “एरणाकुलम जिला”
  • Hindi: “एर्नाकुलम जिला”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Ernakulam”
  • Italian: “distretto di Ernakulam”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Ernakulam”
  • Japanese: “イェルナークラム県”
  • Japanese: “エルナークラム県”
  • Kannada: “ಎರ್ನಾಕುಲಂ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ”
  • Malayalam: “Ernakulam District”
  • Malayalam: “എറണാകുളം ജില്ല”
  • Malayalam: “എറണാകുളം”
  • Malayalam: “ഏറണാകുളം ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “एर्नाकुलम जिल्हा”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ernakulam”
  • Newari: “ऐरणाकुलम् जिल्ला”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ernakulam”
  • Norwegian: “Ernakulam”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Districte d’Ernakulam”
  • Oriya: “ଏର୍ଣ୍ଣାକୁଲମ ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
  • Panjabi: “ਏਰਨਾਕੁਲਮ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ”
  • Panjabi: “ਏਰਨਾਕੁਲਮ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Persian: “بخش ارناکولام”
  • Polish: “Eranakulam Dźila”
  • Russian: “Эрнакулам”
  • Sanskrit: “एरणाकुळम्मण्डलम्”
  • Sanskrit: “एर्णाकुलम् मण्डलः”
  • Sanskrit: “एर्णाकुलम् मण्डलम्”
  • Sanskrit: “एर्नाकुलम मण्डलम्”
  • Santali: “ᱮᱨᱱᱟᱠᱩᱞᱚᱢ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Slovenian: “Distrikt Ernakulam”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Ernakulam”
  • Swedish: “Ernakulam”
  • Swedish: “Ernākulam”
  • Tamil: “எர்ணாகுளம் மாவட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “ఎర్నాకుళం జిల్లా”
  • Telugu: “ఎర్నాకుళం”
  • Ukrainian: “Ернакулам”
  • Urdu: “ضلع ایرناکولم”
  • Urdu: “یرناکولم ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Ernakulam”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع ارناکولم”
  • “एर्नाकुलम जिला”

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