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Myrtle is rooted in a settlement known as "Candy Hill," which was established about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the town's present location in 1857. When Candy Hill applied for a post office after the Civil War, it changed its name to "Myrtle," after the abundance of myrtle trees growing in the area.
List of Municipal Corporations [3] No 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 ...
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.
15 Zones of the Chennai Corporation after expansion The city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India, is managed by the Corporation of Chennai. Established as Madras Corporation in 1688, it is the oldest municipal body in India. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 200 councillors each of whom represents a ward. The current mayor of Chennai was elected on 4 March 2022. Prior to its expansion in ...
The local administration under the department consists of 15 municipal corporations, 121 municipalities and 528 town panchayats. [2] [3] Greater Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the second oldest in the world and Tamil Nadu was the first state to establish town panchayats as a new administrative unit.
This is a list of areas and neighbourhoods in Chennai by region. The city, spanning an area of 1,189 square kilometres (459 sq mi), is divided on the basis of composition into four major parts: Central, North, South and West.
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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.