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Chennai district, formerly known as Madras district, is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state. The district is coterminous with the city of Chennai, which is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation.
Chennai (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ n aɪ / ⓘ, Tamil: [ˈt͡ɕenːaɪ̯], IAST: Cennaī), formerly known as Madras, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is the state's primate city and is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal.
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Chennai district, formerly known as Madras district, is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state. The district is coterminous with the city of Chennai, which is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation.
Chennai – 426 km 2 (164 sq mi) (smallest); Dindigul – 6,266.64 km 2 (2,419.56 sq mi) (largest) Government. Government of Tamil Nadu. Subdivisions. List of revenue divisions in Tamil Nadu. The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is divided into 38 districts. Districts are the major administrative units of a state which are further sub-divided into ...
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Chennai is located at 13.04°N 80.17°E on the southeast coast of India and in the northeast corner of Tamil Nadu. It is located on a flat coastal plain known as the Eastern Coastal Plains. The city has an average elevation of 6 metres (20 ft), its highest point being 60 m (200 ft).
Greater Chennai Metropolitan Area, or simply the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA), is fourth-most populous metropolitan area in India and the 35th most populous in the world. The CMA consists of the core city of Chennai , which is coterminous with the Chennai district , and its suburbs in Kanchipuram , Chengalpattu , Thiruvallur and Ranipet ...
Chennai district. Chennai district, formerly known as Madras district, was one of the 32 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is the smallest district of Tamil Nadu but has the highest population density. Most of the Chennai Metro region comes under this district.