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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Metropolitan areas in Tamil Nadu

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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]

NameDistrictArea (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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    2. ↑ The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 (PDF) (Report). Government of India . Retrieved 1 November 2023.
    3. ↑ World Urban Areas 13th Annual Edition (PDF) (Report). Demographia. August 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
    4. ↑ 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.
    5. ↑ "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.
    6. ↑ "Coimbatore urban development authority to become operational soon". The Hindu . 13 August 2023. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 1 July 2024.
    7. ↑ "New urban development authority constituted for Madurai". Urban Update. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
    8. ↑ "Urban development authorities in Trichy an Salem". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
    9. ↑ 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.
    10. ↑ "Salem emerged as the largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
    11. ↑ "Hosur gets urban development authority". Urban Update. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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