# Koko

Koko or KOKO may refer to:

## Animals

* Koko (gorilla) (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, 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, 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

Mononyms
* Emperor Kōkō (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 (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 (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", 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), 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, 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
* Koko, a character in Chuggington
* Koko, a character from Zatch Bell!
* Koko Hekmatyar, a character from Jormungand
* Koko, a character from The Lego Ninjago Movie

## 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, a secret commercial enterprise in East Germany, run by the Stasi officer Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski
* Albizia lebbeck or Koko, a species of tree
* Gege (title) or Ko-ko, a Manchu title
* ǂKxʼauǁʼein languages or Koko
* Tapu Koko, a Generation VII Pokémon
* Kōkō, short for Kōtōgakkō, meaning a high school. See Secondary education in Japan
* Koko (millet porridge)
* KOKO Networks, cooking fuel and equipment company headquartered in Kenya