Park Town

Park Town is a neighbourhood in downtown , . It lies adjacent to the historical neighbourhood of . The area got its name from the People's Park which was situated near the Ripon Building.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Park Town, Chennai”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chennai Central railway station and Victoria Public Hall.

Railway station
Photo: Bellus Delphina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chennai Central is a railway station in , India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in and a major rail hub in the country. It is classified as a NSG–1 category station and comes under the purview of the Chennai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

Community center
Photo: L.vivian.richard, Public domain.
, or the Town Hall, is a historical building in , named after Victoria, Empress of India. It is one of the finest examples of British architecture in Chennai and was built to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

Hospital
Photo: IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a major state-owned hospital situated in , . The hospital is funded and managed by the state government of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Periamet and Sowcarpet.

Neighborhood
, also known as Periyampet natively spelt as Periyamedu, is one of the most important neighborhoods in North , a metropolitan city in , …

Neighborhood
Photo: RAJUKHAN SR RAJESH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in the of , . is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city with narrow streets and vintage buildings.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the north of , India. Abutting the transportation hub of Park Town, the neighbourhood covers a rectangular area north of the Poonamallee High Road.

Park Town

Latitude
13.08635° or 13° 5′ 11″ north
Longitude
80.27273° or 80° 16′ 22″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
7M5237PF+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 254150702
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1465730
Wiki­data ID
Q7138106
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Satellite Map

Discover Park Town from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Tamil—“Park Town” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “পার্ক টাউন, চেন্নাই”
  • Dutch: “Park Town”
  • Tamil: “பூங்கா நகர்”

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