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A municipal corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over elected councilors representing individual wards. Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the oldest urban body in India and is the second oldest corporation in the world after London. [5] As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu. [6
Municipal Corporations are the local governing bodies of the urban areas in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A municipal corporation carries out its functions through well organized divisions or departments. The 74th Amendment to the Constitution of India defined the formations of urban local governments and their activities. [1]
The following are the cities in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, which have a population of 1 lakh (100,000) and above (city / corporation area only), based on the 2011 census conducted by Government of India. [1] [2]
Tamil Nadu, the 11th largest state in India by area.As of 2020, the state has 38 districts, 21 municipal corporations and 138 municipalities. [1] [2] On 14 February 2019, the state government announced in the Assembly that Hosur and Nagercoil will be upgraded to municipal corporations.
From then, there came many legislation to ensure effective system of Local governance in Tamil Nadu. Notable legislative orders to Local Bodies by the centre-state governments include: Article 40 of Indian Constitution; Madras Village Panchayat Act, 1950; Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1950; Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1958
Below is a list of urban agglomerations in the state of Tamil Nadu, with a population of 1 lakh and above based on the 2011 census of India. [1] Cities in bold are declared Municipal corporations . Chennai
Districts of Madras in 1956 with 2009 boundaries in gray. During the British Raj, the Madras Presidency was made up of 26 districts, 12 of which were part of the boundaries of the present-day Tamil Nadu, namely, Chingleput, Coimbatore, Nilgiris, North Arcot, Madras, Madura, Ramnad, Salem, South Arcot, Tanjore, Tinnevely, and Trichinopoly.
Cities and towns in Virudhunagar district (33 P) Pages in category "Cities and towns in Tamil Nadu" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.