
Chennai
Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay... Wikipedia
- Country: India
- State: Tamil Nadu
- District: Chennai
- Established: 1639
- Named for: Chennakesava Perumal, Chennappa Nayaka
- Type: Municipal Corporation
- Body: Greater Chennai Corporation
- Mayor: Priya Rajan
- Commissioner: J. Kumaragurubaran IAS
- Population (2011): 6,748,026
- Rank: 6th
- Metro: 8,696,010
- Metro rank: 4th
- Demonym(s): Chennaiite
- Time zone: IST (UTC+05:30)
- Pincode(s): 600xxx
- Area code(s): +91-44
- Vehicle registration: TN-01 to TN-14, TN-18, TN-22, TN-85
- Official languages: Tamil, English
- Website: chennaicorporation.gov.in
- Data source: DuckDuckGo