Chengalpattu

Chengalpattu, a town on the Palar River in , has developed as a tourist spot for many foreign travellers on their way to Mamallapuram, Thirukazhukundram, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary and Kanchipuram, Karikili Bird Sanctuary.
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  • Type: Town with 62,600 residents
  • Description: city
  • Also known as: “Chengalpat”, “Chengalpet”, “Chenglapet”, “Chingelpet”, “Chinglepet”, “चिंगलपेट”, “चेंगलपट्टु जिला”, “चेंगलपेट”, “செங்கற்பட்டு”, and “チェンガルパトゥ”
  • Historically known as: “Chingleput”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Chengalpattu Junction railway station and Kolavai Lake.

Railway station
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is an NSG–2…

Photo: Pinakpani, CC BY 4.0.
is a lake adjoining the town of Chengalpattu in , India.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alapakkam and Tirumani.

Suburb
is a census town in in the state of , .

Village
is a suburb of Chennai located south of Chengalpattu, India. is situated 3½ km south of Chengalpattu.

Village
Photo: Simply CVR, CC BY 2.0.
is a village in India near the busy GST Road or National Highway 45. is situated 5 km north of Chengalpattu.

Chengalpattu

Latitude
12.6841° or 12° 41′ 3″ north
Longitude
79.9836° or 79° 59′ 1″ east
Population
62,600
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
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IN CPU
Open location code
7J4XMXMM+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2393005789
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1274430
Wiki­data ID
Q888769
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Chengalpattu” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Չենգալպատտու”
  • Bengali: “চেঙ্গলপট্টু”
  • Bishnupriya: “চেঙ্গালপাত্তু”
  • Bulgarian: “Ченгалпату”
  • Catalan: “Chingleput”
  • Cebuano: “Chengalpattu”
  • Chinese: “琴格阿尔帕图”
  • Chinese: “琴格阿爾帕圖”
  • Czech: “Čingelpat”
  • Dutch: “Chengalpattu”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉengalpatuo”
  • French: “Chengalpattu”
  • German: “Chengalpattu”
  • Gujarati: “ચેનગલપટ્ટુ”
  • Hebrew: “צ’נגלפטו”
  • Hindi: “चेंगलपट्टु”
  • Hindi: “चेंगलपट्टू”
  • Italian: “Chengalpattu”
  • Japanese: “チェンガルパットゥ”
  • Japanese: “チングルプット”
  • Kannada: “ಚೆಂಗಲ್ಪಟ್ಟು”
  • Kannada: “ಚೆಗಲ್ಪಾಟ್ಟು”
  • Korean: “청갈파투”
  • Magahi: “चेङ्गल्पट्टु”
  • Malagasy: “Chengalpattu”
  • Malay: “Chengalpattu”
  • Marathi: “चेंगलपट्टू”
  • Nepali: “चेंगलपट्टू”
  • Newari: “चेंगलपट्टु”
  • Oriya: “ଚେଙ୍ଗାଲପଟ୍ଟୁ”
  • Portuguese: “Chengalpattu”
  • Russian: “Ченгалпатту”
  • Slovenian: “Chengalpattu”
  • Spanish: “Chengalpattu”
  • Swedish: “Chengalpattu”
  • Tamil: “செங்கல்பட்டு”
  • Telugu: “చెంగల్పట్టు”
  • Urdu: “چنگل پٹ”
  • Urdu: “چینجالپاتتو”
  • Vietnamese: “Chengalpattu”

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