¨ The first fully Literate district in the country. (1990, February).

¨ The Largest number of small scale Industries.

¨ The Ernakulam is the first saving and Baby friendly district.

¨ The highest number of Taluks are present in this district(Seven).

¨ The First English Medium School in 1888 Mattanchery.

¨ The Portuguese Navigator Vasco de Gama buried at St.Francis Church Fort Kochi.

¨ First Heart Transplanation in Kerala -Medical Trust Hospital at Ernakulam by Dr.Jose Pariyapuram.

¨ First Liver Transplanation in Kerala at Amritha Hospital at Edapally.

¨ The District is Headquarters of two universities Kaladdy Sanskrit University and Cochin UniverisityThrikkakara.

¨ Cochin Stock Exchange.

¨ The district leads in the production of Nutmug and Pineapple.

¨ Cochin Shipyard.

¨ Cochin and Nedumbassery International Airports

¨ The district is head quarters to southern navel command.

¨ Ther Kerala Kartoon Academy and Kerala Spices Board present in this district.

¨ This district is considered as the industrial capital and economical capital of Kerala

¨ The Kerala State Bamboo Corporation - Angamaly.

¨ Puthu vyppu Era - 1341 AD.

¨ The Bolgatty palace built by Dutch in 1744.

¨ The Willington Island built by Robert Bristo.

¨ The Mangala Forest present in this district.

¨ The Kerala First Heritage Museum - Hill Palace (1865), Thripunithara.

¨ The Malayattor Pilgrimage centre.

¨ The National Pilgrmiage centre Vallarpadam Church (12th September, 2004.)

¨ The museum of Kerala History and its Makers - Edapally.

¨ The smallest National Highways NH-47 A.

¨ The Parishathu Tampuram Museuam, Chottanikara temple are present in this district.

¨ The Jewish Synagog oldest outside Isreal (Mattancherry).

¨ Kochi known as "Queen of Arabian Sea".

¨ Kallil Temple in Perumbavoor is Jain Tempile.

¨ The Chinese fishing nets first introduce in Kerala in the period of 1350-1450 from the court of Kubali Khan.

¨ Kochin Refinaries - Ambalamukkal.

¨ Kumbalingi - first Tourisam village in India.

¨ Vallarpadam Container Terminal and Gosree Bridge are in this district.

¨ Hindusthan Machine Tools - Kalamassery.

¨ Kodanad - The centre famous for Elephant Training, Cherai beach.

¨ The Kerala press Academy and Kerala books and publications Society are in the Kochi

¨ The distrct is famous for Thattekadu bird sanctuary.

¨ The Kerala State civil supplies Corporation and Kerla Kala Peedam are in Ernakulam.

¨ The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium only International stadium in Kerala.

¨ The Seat of Kerala High court.

¨ The Pallipuram port for first port built by Europeans 1503 (portguese)

¨ The only temple belong of Vamana incarnation of Vishu - Thrikkakara.

¨ The cochin shipyard built with Japanese help.

¨ The Global investors meet (GIM) coudcted at Ernakulam.

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