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Madurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai .
Between 1960 and 1980, three additional districts were formed. In the late eighties, five more districts were bifurcated from existing districts. Ten more districts were formed in the nineties, taking the total count to 30. Three new districts were bifurcated in the 2000s. In 2019–20, five more districts were formed for a total of 38 districts.
The Madurai Metropolitan Area, is the 17th largest metropolitan area in India and is the third largest metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu only next to Chennai, Coimbatore The Madurai Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Madurai and its suburbs in Madurai district. [1] [2]
Pages in category "Cities and towns in Madurai district" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Developmental administration of Tamil Nadu is carried out by Panchayat Unions or blocks in rural areas of Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. These panchayat unions have a set of panchayat villages under them. In urban areas, the governance is done by municipal corporations, municipalities or town panchayats based on the size of the town. [1]
City District Name Population (Revised) [a] Population [b] [4] Date of formation Number of zones Wards Area (km 2) 1 Chennai: Chennai district: Greater Chennai Corporation: 6,672,000 [5] 4,646,732: 29 September 1688 [5] 15 [6] 200 [7] 426.00 [8] 2 Madurai: Madurai district: Madurai Municipal Corporation: 1,470,755 [9] 1,573,616: 1 May 1971 [10 ...
Madurai Kamaraj University (originally called Madurai University), established in 1966, is a state-run university which has 109 affiliated arts and science colleges in Madurai and neighbouring districts. There are 47 approved institutions of the university in and around the city, consisting of autonomous colleges, aided colleges, self-financing ...
City District Name Population (Revised) [a] Population [b] [8] Date of formation Number of zones Wards Area (km 2) 1 Chennai: Chennai district: Greater Chennai Corporation: 6,672,000 [9] 4,646,732: 29 September 1688 [9] 15 [10] 200 [11] 426.00 [12] 2 Madurai: Madurai district: Madurai Municipal Corporation: 1,470,755 [13] 1,573,616: 1 May 1971 ...