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Chennai

Madras
Clockwise frae tap richt: Chennai Central, Marina Beach, Madras Heich Coort, TIDEL Park, Ripon Biggin, San Thome Basilica, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Classical dance Bharata Natyam an Valluvar Kottam
Eik-name(s): 
Detroit o Indie[2]
Gatewey o Sooth Indie
Indie's Heal Caipital, Ceety o fleeower
Chennai is located in Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Chennai
Location o Chennai in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 13°5′N 80°16′E / 13.083°N 80.267°E / 13.083; 80.267Coordinates: 13°5′N 80°16′E / 13.083°N 80.267°E / 13.083; 80.267
Kintra Indie
StateTamil Nadu
DestrictChennai, Kanchipuram Tiruvallur[A]
Umwhile nameMadras
Established1639
Govrenment
 • TeepMayor–Cooncil
 • BodiGreater Chennai Corporation
 • MayorSaidai Duraisamy[3]
 • Corporation CommissionerD Karthikeyan IAS
 • Police CommissionerDr. A K Viswanathan[4] IPS
Area
 • Megaceety[1]426 km2 (164.5 sq mi)
 • Metro1189 km2 (459.07 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)[8]
 • Megaceety[1]7,088,000
 • Rank5t
 • Density17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)
 • Metro8,653,521
8,917,749 (Extendit UA)[10]
 • Metro rank
4t
Demonym(s)Chennaiite
Leids
 • NativeStandard Tamil
Madras Tamil
 • OffeecialTamil
Inglis
 • MinorityHindi
Telugu
Malayalam
Kannada
Urdu
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode(s)
600xxx
Area code(s)+91-44
Vehicle registrationTN-01 to TN-14, TN-18, TN-22, TN-85
Metro GDP$59 tae $66 billion (PPP)[11][12]
WebsiteChennai Corporation
  1. ↑ The Chennai metropolitan aurie an aw includes portions o Kanchipuram an Tiruvallur destricts adjynin the Chennai Destrict.

Chennai (ெசன்னை in Tamil), kent as Madras an aw, is the caipital o the state o Tamil Nadu an is Indie's fowert lairgest city. It is locatit on the Coromandel Coast o the Bay o Bengal. Wi a nae-pruived 7.45 million indwallers (2005), the 367-year city is the 41st lairgest metropolitan aurie in the warld.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "The Principal Agglomerations of the World". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 December 2017.[better soorce needit]
  2. ↑ Business America (in Inglis). U.S. Department of Commerce. 1997. p. 14.
  3. ↑ "Who's Who". About Corporation of Chennai. Corporation of Chennai. Archived frae the original on 21 Februar 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Commissioner of Police".
  5. ↑ "Chennai: PhaseII" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 24 Apryle 2014. Retrieved 24 Apryle 2014. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help) "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 24 Apryle 2014. Retrieved 30 Mey 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. 1 2 "Chennai Expansion Could Be Tricky, Suggests History". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 Mey 2017.
  7. 1 2 "About Greater Chennai Corporation". Official Website of Greater Chennai Corporation. Archived frae the original on 2 Juin 2015. Retrieved 30 Mey 2018.
  8. ↑ "Chennai Corporation is re-christened Greater Chennai Corporation". The Hindu. Archived frae the original on 6 Februar 2016. Retrieved 31 Januar 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tamil Nādu (India): State, Major Agglomerations & Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". City population.de. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "INDIA STATS : Million plus cities in India as per Census 2011". Press Information Bureau, Mumbai. National Informatics Centre. Archived frae the original on 30 Juin 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Global city GDP rankings 2008–2025". PwC. Archived frae the original on 4 Mey 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 31 Mey 2013. Retrieved 17 Januar 2021.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ "Global city GDP 2014". Brookings Institution. Retrieved 8 Mey 2015.