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Municipal Corporations. 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.
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]
Among the cities in 2011, the state capital, Chennai, was the most populous city in the state, followed by Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli , Salem and Tiruppur respectively. [6] * – Municipal corporations. * – Municipalities. * – Chennai Metropolitan Area. * – Coimbatore metropolitan area. * – Salem Metropolitan Area.
Chennai Corporation, which was established on 29 September 1688, is the oldest corporation in India and is the second oldest in the world after London. [2] Madurai Municipal Corporation was established in 1971 and Coimbatore Municipal Corporation in 1981. Three more were established in 1994 and the count remained at six till 2007.
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
Map of the Tamil Nadu districts by HDI in 2017. The average Human Development Index (HDI) for the state of Tamil Nadu in 1996 calculated by the government's State Planning Commission was 0.636. [1] By 2001, the average HDI for the state calculated by the State Planning Commission had risen to 0.657.
Local government in Tamil Nadu. Local bodies in Tamil Nadu constitute the three tier administration set-up in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a system of local government which forms the last level from the Centre. [1] Chennai Corporation (now in Tamil Nadu) in the then Madras Presidency, established in 1688, is the oldest such ...
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.