List of metropolitan areas in Tamil Nadu
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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]
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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- ^ 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.
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