Mattancherry
Sign in to saveMattancherry (; Cochin Portuguese Creole: Cochim de Cima ) is a historic ward of Kochi, Kerala. It is about 9 km south-west from the city centre. Mattanchery is home to many sites of historical and cultural significance, including the Paradesi Synagogue, which was the centre of life in the Jewish Quarter. In addition to the Cochin Jews and Paradesi Jews, Mattanchery is also home to Konkanis and Gujaratis, with the Gujarati street in Mattancherry being a cultural icon for Keralite Gujaratis.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mattancherry is referenced by 209 other articles, and connects out to Malayalam, Kochi and Tripunithura.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Mattancherry and Neighbourhoods in Kochi.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mattancherry
- Settlement.native_name
- Cochim de Cima
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Cochin Portuguese Creole
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Ward
- Settlement.image_caption
- 1. Jew Street, Mattancherry 2. Paradesi Synagogue 3.Dutch Palace
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Kerala
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kerala, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kerala
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ernakulam
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 10144
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- neighborhood
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Kochi
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Mattanchery Synagogue, Mattancherry Jewish Synagogue, Paradesi Synagogue, മട്ടാഞ്ചേരി ജൂതപ്പള്ളി, പരദേശി സിനഗോഗ്.JPG
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- postal code
- 682002
- Commons category
- Mattancherry
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Notable landmarks
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Mattancherry (; Cochin Portuguese Creole: Cochim de Cima ) is a historic ward of Kochi, Kerala. It is about 9 km south-west from the city centre. Mattanchery is home to many sites of historical and cultural significance, including the Paradesi Synagogue, which was the centre of life in the Jewish Quarter. In addition to the Cochin Jews and Paradesi Jews, Mattanchery is also home to Konkanis and Gujaratis, with the Gujarati street in Mattancherry being a cultural icon for Keralite Gujaratis.
==Demographics== According to the 2011 census, Mattancherry had a population of 10144, with 5035 males and 5109 females. 10.69% of residents were in the 0-6 age group. 1.00% of residents belonged to Scheduled Castes and 0.00% of residents belonged to Scheduled Tribes. The total literacy rate was 85.70%, with males having a literacy rate of 86.80% and females having a literacy rate of 84.62%
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mattancherry” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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