Koko or KOKO may refer to:

Animals

Koko (gorilla) Hanabiko "Koko" (July 4, 1971 – June 19, 2018) was a female western lowland gorilla. Koko was born in San Francisco Zoo, and lived most of her life at The Gorilla Foundation's preserve in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The name , , is of Japanese or ...

(1971–2018), a gorilla trained to communicate in American Sign Language * Koko (dog) (2005–2012), the Australian kelpie in the 2011 film ''Red Dog'' * Koko (horse), an Irish racehorse that won the 1926 Cheltenham Gold Cup * Ko'ko' or Guam rail, a flightless bird

Plants

*Central African name for ''

Gnetum africanum ''Gnetum africanum'' (eru or African jointfir) is a vine gymnosperm species found natively throughout tropical Africa. Though bearing leaves, the genus '' Gnetum'' are gymnosperms, related to pine and other conifers. ''Gnetum africanum'' has num ...

'', an edible vegetable

Places

* Koko, Benin, a town and arrondissement in Benin * Koko, Bouaké, a neighbourhood of Bouaké, Ivory Coast * Koko, Savanes, a village in Ivory Coast * Koko, Delta, a town in Delta State, Nigeria *Koko, a town in Koko/Besse Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria *

Koko Head Koko Head is the headland that defines the eastern side of Maunalua Bay along the southeastern side of the Island of Oahu in Hawaii. On its western slope is the community of Portlock, a part of Hawaii Kai. Koko Head (at 642 ft or 196 m) is ...

, the headland that defines the eastern side of Maunalua Bay along the southeastern side of the Island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi * Koko River, Rusizi District, a river in southwestern Rwanda that is a tributary of the Ruhwa River * Koko River, Rutsiro District, a river in the Rutsiro District of western Rwanda that flows into Lake Kivu

People with the name

Koko, is the diminutive of the name Krikor in Armenian Mononyms *

Emperor Kōkō was the 58th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 光孝天皇 (58)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Kōkō reigned from 884 to 887. Traditional narrative Before the emperor's ascension to the Chr ...

(830–887), 58th emperor of Japan * King Koko or Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII of Nembe (1853–1898), African ruler of the Nembe Kingdom Given name * Koko Archibong (born 1981), Nigerian-American basketball player * Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro (born 1981), Indonesian beach volleyball player * Koko Jones (born 1989), American jazz percussionist * Koko Komégné (born 1950), Cameroonian visual artist * Koko Kondo (born 1944), birth name Koko Tanimoto, a prominent Japanese atomic bomb survivor *

Koko Pimentel Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III (born January 20, 1964), commonly known as Koko Pimentel, is a Filipino politician and lawyer serving as the Senate Minority Leader since 2022. He has been a Senator since 2011 and previously served as ...

(born 1964), Filipino politician * Koko Sakibo (born 1987), Nigerian footballer * Koko Stambuk (born 1977), Chilean singer-songwriter and producer * Julio "Koko" Sosa (born 1926), Argentine guitarist *

Koko Taylor Koko Taylor (born Cora Anna Walton, September 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues and soul blues. Sometimes called "The Queen of the Blues", she was known fo ...

(1928–2009), R&B singer * Kōko Tsurumi (born 1992), Japanese artistic gymnast * Koko B. Ware (born 1957), American professional wrestler Middle name * James Koko Lomell (born 1985), Liberian footballer Surname * Demeter Koko (1891–1929), Austrian graphic artist * Georgette Koko (born 1953), Gabonese politician * Lolani Koko (born 1963), Samoan rugby football player Stage name / ring name * Koko B. Ware (born 1957), American professional wrestler real name James Ware, Koko B. being his ring name

Music

* KOKO (music venue), a music venue in London *"

Ko-Ko "Ko-Ko" (also spelled "Ko Ko" or "Koko") is a 1945 bebop recording composed by Charlie Parker. The original recorded version lists Parker on alto saxophone with trumpeter Miles Davis, double bassist Curley Russell and drummer Max Roach. Due to ...

", a 1945 jazz composition by Charlie Parker *"Ko-Ko", a 1940 jazz composition by Duke Ellington *"Koko", a 2005 song by Goldfrapp from '' Supernature''

Radio stations

KOKO (AM) KOKO (1450 AM, "Good Time Oldies 1450") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Warrensburg, the county seat of Johnson County, Missouri. The station's broadcast license is held by D&H Media LLC. KOKO broadcasts a full ...

, a radio station (1450 AM) licensed to serve Warrensburg, Missouri, United States * KOKO-FM, a radio station (94.3 FM) licensed to serve Kerman, California, United States * KOKO-LP, a radio station (96.3 FM) licensed to serve Hana, Hawaii, United States

Characters

Koko the Clown Koko the Clown is an animated character created by Max Fleischer. He first appeared as the main protagonist in ''Out of the Inkwell'' (1918-1929), a major animated series of the silent era. Throughout the series, he goes on many adventures with ...

, a 1919 cartoon character * Koko/Kao K’o Kung, a character in the Cat Who... series by Lilian Jackson Braun *Ko-Ko, a character from ''

The Mikado ''The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan, operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, whe ...

'' *Koko, a character in ''Chuggington'' *Koko, a character from ''

Zatch Bell! ''Zatch Bell!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' between January 2001 and December 2007, wit ...

'' *Koko Hekmatyar, a character from '' Jormungand'' *Koko, a character from

The LEGO Ninjago Movie ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' is a 2017 computer-animated martial arts comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group, RatPac Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Lin Pictures, Lord Miller Productions, and Vertigo Entertainment, and distributed by War ...

Other uses

* ''Koko'' (novel), a 1988 novel by Peter Straub * KoKo (computer virus), a memory resident computer virus *'' Koko: A Red Dog Story'', a documentary based on the dog Koko *''

Kommerzielle Koordinierung Kommerzielle Koordinierung ( en, Commercial Coordination) was a secret commercial enterprise in East Germany, run by the Stasi officer Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski and called "KoKo" (short for ''Kommerzielle Koordinierung''). Origins and developme ...

'', a secret commercial enterprise in East Germany, run by the Stasi officer Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski *''

Albizia lebbeck ''Albizia lebbeck'' is a species of ''Albizia'', native to Indomalaya, New Guinea and Northern AustraliaUSDA (1994) and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions. English names for it include Sirisa, Siris, leb ...

'' or Koko, a species of tree * Gege (title) or Ko-ko, a Manchu title * ǂKxʼauǁʼein languages or Koko *

Tapu Koko Tapu may refer to: Concepts * Tapu (Polynesian culture), a concept of sacredness from which the word "taboo" is derived * Tapu (Ottoman law), a form of land tenure in the Ottoman Empire, subject to the tapu resmi tax Places * Tapu (Bora Bora), a p ...

, a Generation VII Pokémon *Kōkō, short for Kōtōgakkō, meaning a high school. See

Secondary education in Japan Secondary education in Japan is split into junior high schools (中学校 ''chūgakkō''), which cover the seventh through ninth grade, and senior high schools (高等学校 ''kōtōgakkō'', abbreviated to 高校 ''kōkō''), which mostly cove ...