Chennai
Chennai district, also known as Madras district, It is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. 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.
Fort St. George
Fort St. George is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India.
Chennai Central railway station
Chennai Central is a railway station in Chennai, India.
Chennai Government Museum
The Government Museum, Chennai, or the Madras Museum…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chennai and Central Chennai.
Central Chennai
Central Chennai is the modern city centre of Chennai between Coovum and Adyar rivers.
Chennai
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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
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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
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Tamil Nadu: Highlights
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