Chennai

Chennai district, also known as Madras district, It is one of the 38 districts in the state of , . It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state.
  • District of India with about 4,650,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • …is also known as “Chennai District”
  • …is abbreviated as “CHE”
  • Description: district of Tamil Nadu, India
  • Neighbors

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort St. George and Chennai Central railway station.
L.vivian.richard, Public domain.
is a fortress at the coastal city of , .
Railway station
Chennai Central is a railway station in , India.
L.vivian.richard, Public domain.
Museum
The Government Museum, Chennai, or the Madras Museum…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chennai and Central Chennai.
, formerly Madras, is the largest coastal city…
is the modern city centre of between Coovum and Adyar rivers.
is the oldest part of the metropolis.
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Latitude
13.0889° or 13° 5′ 20″ north
Longitude
80.2648° or 80° 15′ 53″ east
Open location code
7M5237Q7+HW
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Chennai” goes by many names.
ضاحية تشينايArabic
ՉեննաիArmenian
ChennaiAsturian
Chennai (distritu)Asturian
distritu de ChennaiAsturian
Chennai barrutiaBasque
акруга ЧэнаіBelarusian
ЧэнаіBelarusian
Чэнаі (акруга)Belarusian
চেন্নাই জেলাBengali
चेन्नई जिलाBhojpuri
Districte de ChennaiCatalan
ChennaiCebuano
Chennai (distrito)Cebuano
欽奈Chinese
金奈县Chinese
金奈縣Chinese
ChennaiDutch
Chennai districtDutch
Chennain piirikuntaFinnish
ચેન્નઈ જિલ્લોGujarati
चेन्नई जिलाHindi
Distretto di ChennaiItalian
チェンナイ県Japanese
ಚೆನ್ನೈ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆKannada
چیٚنایی ضِلہٕKashmiri
첸나이 구Korean
चेन्नै जिलाMagahi
ചെന്നൈ ജില്ലMalayalam
चेन्नई जिल्हाMarathi
चेन्नई जिल्लाNepali
चेन्नई जिल्लाNewari
ChennaiNorwegian
ChennaiNorwegian Bokmål
ଚେନ୍ନାଇ ଜିଲ୍ଲାOriya
بخش چنایPersian
ЧеннаиRussian
चेन्नैमण्डलम्Sanskrit
ᱪᱮᱱᱱᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛSantali
ChennaiSlovenian
ChennaiSwedish
Chennai (distrikt i Indien)Swedish
சென்னை மாவட்டம்Tamil
చెన్నై జిల్లాTelugu
چینائی ضلعUrdu
ChennaiVietnamese
ضلع چینائWestern Panjabi

Localities in the Area

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Tamil Nadu: Highlights

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