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Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
is a city in Kerala, India. Kochi or Kōchi may also refer to:


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Kochi people Kochis or Kuchis (Pashto: کوچۍ Kuchis) are pastoral nomads belonging primarily to the Ghilji Pashtuns. In the southern, western and northern regions of Afghanistan they are also referred to at times as maldar (Pashto: مالدار maldar, ...
, a predominantly Pashtun nomadic people of Afghanistan * , a Japanese surname: **
Arata Kochi is a Japanese physician and public health expert, who is the former director of the World Health Organization's malaria program. He had previously been director of WHO's tuberculosis programs for ten years. While at WHO, Dr. Kochi became known fo ...
(born 1948 or 1949), Japanese physician and World Health Organization official ** Jun Kochi (born 1983), Japanese football goalkeeper in the Dhivehi Premier League, Maldives * , a Japanese surname with a different pronunciation: **
Kōchi Chōjō was a Ryukyuan aristocrat known for leading a movement to petition the government of Qing Dynasty China to rescue the Ryūkyū Kingdom from annexation by Imperial Japan, following the 1872 announcement by the government of Meiji Japan to do so. ...
(1843–1891), aristocrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom **
Kōchi Ryōtoku also known by his Chinese style name , was a bureaucrat of Ryukyu Kingdom. In 1775, Kōchi Ryōtoku and Ie Chōkei was ordered to make the first statutory law in Ryukyuan history by King Shō Boku. The law was completed in 1786. It was called '' ...
(died 1798), bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom **
Jay Kochi Jay Kazuo Kochi (高知 和夫, ''Kōchi Kazuo'',1927–2008) was an American physical organometallic chemist who held lectureship at Harvard University, and faculty positions at Case Institute of Technology, 1962-1969, (now Case Western Reserve U ...
(1927–2008), American organic chemist of Japanese descent **
Momoko Kochi is a Japanese name for girls. Momo is usually written with the kanji character 桃 for "peach" or 百 for "one hundred" or 杏 for "apricot", followed by -ko, a common suffix for girls' names (meaning "child"). It may refer to: People *, Japanese ...
(1932–1998), Japanese actress **
Mizuho Katayama Mizuho Katayama (born 27 November 1969) is a synchronized swimming coach in Japan. Born to a Korean family in Japan, she participated in Japanese domestic synchronized swimming competitions under the name Mizuho Kōchi, and represented South Kor ...
(previously Mizuho Kōchi; born 1969), synchronized swimming coach in Japan ** Erica Kochi (born 1979), UNICEF official ** Kairi Kochi (born 1985), Japanese handball player ** Yugo Kochi (born 1994), Japanese singer * A given name: **
Kochi Rani Mondal Kochi Rani Mondal ( bn, কচি রানী মন্ডল) is a Bangladeshi national women Kabaddi Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on of ...
(), Bangladeshi Kabaddi player


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Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
, a city in the state of Kerala, India, also known as Cochin **
Fort Kochi Fort Kochi, Fort Cochin in English, Cochim de Baixo ("Lower Kochi") in Cochin Portuguese creole, is a neighbourhood of Cochin (Kochi) city in Kerala, India. Fort Kochi takes its name from the Fort Manuel of Cochin, the first European for ...
, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India **
Kochi International Book Festival The Kochi International Book Festival is an annual event conducted at the coastal city of Kochi, India, Kochi, Kerala, India. This festival is organized by the AntharashtraPusthakotsava Samithi, Kochi, a registered charitable society established ...
, an annual event conducted at the coastal city of Kochi, Kerala, India ** Kochi metropolitan area, also known as Kochi Urban Agglomeration or Kochi UA, where the city of Kochi, India is located * Kochi, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * Kōchi, Hiroshima, a former town in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan * Kōchi (city), the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture, Japan ** Kōchi Castle, a castle located in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan **
Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 757,914 (1 December 2011) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and ...
, a prefecture in Japan **
Kōchi Ryōma Airport Kochi is a city in Kerala, India. Kochi or Kōchi may also refer to: People * Kochi people, a predominantly Pashtun nomadic people of Afghanistan * , a Japanese surname: ** Arata Kochi (born 1948 or 1949), Japanese physician and World Health Org ...
, also known as Kōchi Airport, a regional airport in Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan * Kochi Sub-county of
Yumbe District Yumbe District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Northern Region, Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Yumbe, where the district headquarters are located. Location Yumbe District is one of Uganda's mo ...
, Uganda ** River Kochi at Kochi Sub-county of Yumbe, Uganda.


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Kochi Metro Rail The Kochi Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It was opened to the public within four years of starting construction, making it one of the fastest completed metro projects in India. The Kochi metro proje ...
, a mass transit system for the southern India city of Kochi *
Kochi Refineries Kochi Refinery Limited (KRL) is a crude oil refinery in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is the largest public sector refinery in India with a production capacity of 15.5 million tonnes per year. Formerly known as Cochin Refineries Limite ...
, a petroleum company in India *
Kochi Tuskers Kerala Kochi Tuskers Kerala was a franchise cricket team that played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) representing the city of Kochi, Kerala. The team was one of two new franchises added to the IPL for the 2011 season, alongside Pune Warriors India ...
, a 2011 IPL cricket team, now defunct


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2396 Kochi __NOTOC__ Year 396 ( CCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Augustus (or, less frequently, yea ...
, an asteroid discovered in 1981 *
Kochi font Kochi (東風フォント) was a font development project to build free replacements of proprietary fonts such as MS Gothic or MS Mincho, developed by Yasuyuki Furukawa (古川 泰之). The project consisted of the Kochi Gothic and Kochi Mincho fon ...
, a font development project by Yasuyuki Furukawa to build free replacements of proprietary fonts *
Kochi reaction The Kochi reaction is an organic reaction for the decarboxylation of carboxylic acids to alkyl halides with lead(IV) acetate and a lithium halide.''A New Method for Halodecarboxylation of Acids Using Lead(IV) Acetate'' Jay K. Kochi J. Am. Chem. ...
, an organic reaction for the decarboxylation of carboxylic acids to alkyl halides *
Kochi (kuih) Kue kochi or koci (also known as passover cake in English) is a Maritime Southeast Asian dumpling (kue or kuih) found in Javanese, Malay and Peranakan cuisine, made from glutinous rice flour, and stuffed with coconut fillings with palm sugar. ...
, a Malay-style cake with coconut filling *
Kochi Fighting Dogs Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Ke ...
, a semi-professional baseball team in the Shikoku Island League of Japan


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Kōchi Station (disambiguation) Kōchi Station is the name of two train stations in Japan: * Kōchi Station (Hiroshima) (河内駅), a train station in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture * Kōchi Station (Kōchi) (高知駅), a train station on the Dosan Line of Shikoku Rail ...
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Kochi University (disambiguation) Kochi University usually refers to Kōchi University in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It may also refer to: * Kochi Gakuen College, a private junior college in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan * Kochi Women's University, a public university for ...
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