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
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)[9]
 • Megaceety[1]7,088,000
 • Rank5t
 • Density17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)
 • Metro8,653,521
8,917,749 (Extendit UA)[8]
 • 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.

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