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Kolapakkam
Kolapakkam, Kanchipuram district (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 13°00′36″N80°08′57″E / 13.0101°N 80.1492°E / 13.0101; 80.1492
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram district
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Languages
 •  Official Tamil, English
 • Speech Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600116
Neighbourhoods Porur, Mugalivakkam, Madhanandhapuram, Gerugambakkam, Kovur, Moulivakkam, Pammal, Anakaputhur and Meenambakkam
District Collector Dr. M. Aarthi, I. A. S.
LS Kancheepuram
MP G. Selvam
Website https://kancheepuram.nic.in

Kolapakkam is a neighbourhood in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Kolapakkam is located at an altitude of about 42 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 13°00′36″N80°08′57″E / 13.0101°N 80.1492°E / 13.0101; 80.1492 . [8]

Agastheeswarar Temple [9] and Dharmaraja Temple [10] situated in Kolapakkam are under the control of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

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References

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  2. ↑ India Superintendent of Census Operations Madras (1964). District Census Handbook. Director of Stationery and Print.
  3. ↑ Tamil Nadu (India) Public Elections Department (1969). Handbook of Electoral Areas: Chingleput District. Director of Stationery and Print., Tamil Nadu.
  4. ↑ DT Next Bureau. "This stretch of Adyar river bund is a dumpyard that no one cares about". DT next. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ↑ The Hindu Bureau (1 December 2022). "Water Resources Department draws up ambitious plans to mitigate flooding in areas downstream of Porur lake". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  6. ↑ The Hindu Bureau (31 January 2023). "Upper reaches of Adyar river continue to remain easy target for dumping waste". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  7. ↑ DC Correspondent (26 August 2022). "Intruding structures to be removed from the flight path". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "GeoHack - Kolapakkam". geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Arulmigu Agatheeshwarar and Kariyamanikka Perumal Temple, Kolappakkam - 600128, Kancheepuram District [TM001762].,Agatheeswarar,Anadhavalli". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Arulmigu Dharmaraja Temple, Kolapakkam - 600128, Kancheepuram District [TM003399].,". hrce.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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