Chennai
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.
Chennai Madras | |
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Megaceety | |
| 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 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 Gatewey o Sooth Indie Indie's Heal Caipital, Ceety o fleeower | |
  Chennai Location o Chennai in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 13°5′N 80°16′E / 13.083°N 80.267°E 80°16′E / 13.083°N 80.267°E | |
| Kintra |  Indie |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Destrict | Chennai, Kanchipuram Tiruvallur |
| Umwhile name | Madras |
| Established | 1639 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Mayor–Cooncil |
| • Bodi | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| • Mayor | Saidai Duraisamy |
| • Corporation Commissioner | D Karthikeyan IAS |
| • Police Commissioner | Dr. A K Viswanathan IPS |
| Area | |
| • Megaceety | 426 km2 (164.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1189 km2 (459.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Megaceety | 7,088,000 |
| • Rank | 5t |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 8,653,521 8,917,749 (Extendit UA) |
| • Metro rank | 4t |
| Demonym(s) | Chennaiite |
| Leids | |
| • Native | Standard Tamil Madras Tamil |
| • Offeecial | Tamil Inglis |
| • Minority | Hindi Telugu Malayalam Kannada Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Pincode(s) | 600xxx |
| Area code(s) | +91-44 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-01 to TN-14, TN-18, TN-22, TN-85 |
| Metro GDP | $59 tae $66 billion (PPP) |
| Website | Chennai Corporation |
References
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