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Chennai
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Chennai

City and state capital of Tamil Nadu, India

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Also known as Madras

Country
Located in
Population
  • 6,599,000(2024)
  • , 4,646,732(2011)
  • , 452,518(1891)
  • +2 more
Area
  • 427M m²
Elevation
  • 6 m
Head of government
Founded
  • 1639
Postal code
  • 600...

Overview

Over time

Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source

Population

All data

138 statements · 17% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Official language
Twinned administrative body
Capital of
Geography of topic
Official name
  • Madras(until 1996)
  • Мадрас(until 1996)
  • Ченнаи(since 1996)
  • Chennai(since 1996) ipa transcription: /ˈtʃɛnaɪ/
Local dialing code
  • 44
Native label
Demonym
  • Chennaiite
Authority
Significant event
Fleet or registration number
  • TN-01—TN-22
Economy of topic
Demographics of topic
Member of
Continent
Hashtag
  • Chennai

On other databases

78 identifiers linking Chennai across the web's reference databases