List of metropolitan areas in Tamil Nadu
This is a list of metropolitan areas by population in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As per the Constitution of India, a metropolitan area is defined as an area having a population of 10 lakh or more, comprised in one or more districts, and consisting of two or more municipalities or panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by a public notification.[1][2] Chennai is the capital and the largest metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu.[3]
![List of metropolitan areas in Tamil Nadu is located in Tamil Nadu](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/India_Tamil_Nadu_location_map.svg/250px-India_Tamil_Nadu_location_map.svg.png)
![Chennai](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Coimbatore](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Salem](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Madurai](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Tiruchi](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Tiruppur](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Hosur](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
List
The list is updated for cities wherever metropolitan area data is available with the corresponding sources. All population data correspond to the 2011 census. For regions that were expanded post-2011 and no updated population data is available, data corresponding to the old urban area limits as per the 2011 census has been considered.[4]
Name | District | Area (km²) | Population |
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Chennai | Chennai, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram | 5,904.00[5] | 8,696,010 |
Coimbatore | Coimbatore | 1,531.57[6] | 2,151,466 |
Madurai | Madurai | 1,254.93[7] | 1,462,420 |
Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | 804.53[8] | 1,021,717 |
Tiruppur | Tiruppur | 1,031.67[9] | 962,982 |
Salem | Salem | 1,265.20[10] | 919,950 |
Hosur | Krishnagiri | 1,071.79[11] | 229,540 |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Local Bodies (PDF) (Report). Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. p. 9. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ World Urban Areas 13th Annual Edition (PDF) (Report). Demographia. August 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Million plus cities in India as per Census 2011 (Report). Government of India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "CMDA bats for holistic growth in Chennai's five-fold expansion". The Times of India. 21 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Coimbatore urban development authority to become operational soon". The Hindu. 13 August 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "New urban development authority constituted for Madurai". Urban Update. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Urban development authorities in Trichy an Salem". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ S, Rajesh (22 November 2021). "Government order released for the formation of Tiruppur Metropolitan Development Authority similar to Chennai and Coimbatore". ABP News (in Tamil). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Salem emerged as the largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Hosur gets urban development authority". Urban Update. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.