Portuguese occupied Kochi by 1503 which was the first European colonial settlement in India. It remained the capital of Portuguese India until 1530, when Goa became the capital.
king zamorin gave permission to the Portuguese to flourish trade in Cochin(now kochi) kannurand calicut.
The Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, died on the 24th December 1524, (aged c. 55–65) at Kochi, Portuguese India.
Kochi and calicut( samoothiri)
kochi kochi vidhapeedam institute
The population of Kochi is 601,574.
Kochi
The population of Kochi is 601,574.
First Portuguese ship reached India in AD 1499 when Vasco Da Gama discovered the sea route to India. he government started in 1505, with the nomination of the first Viceroy Francisco de Almeida, then settled at Kochi.
Zip code of Kochi: 682001
Kochi belongs to Kerala state.
Kochi is in south india