List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu
local governing bodies of the cities in Tamil Nadu. As of 2023, there are 21 municipal corporations in the state. Chennai Corporation is the oldest corporation in India and is the second oldest in the world after London.[1]
No | City | District
|
Name | Population ( | Date of formation | Number of zones | Wards | Area (km2) |
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1 | Chennai | Chennai district | Greater Chennai Corporation | 7,627,000 (4,646,732)[4] | 29 September 1688 | 23 | 200 | 426 |
2 | Madurai | Madurai district | Madurai Municipal Corporation | 1,561,129 (1,017,865)[5] | 01 May 1971 | 5 | 100 | 303.97 |
3 | Coimbatore | Coimbatore district | Coimbatore Municipal Corporation | 1,601,438 (1,050,721)[6] | 01 July 1981 | 5 | 100 | 246.75 |
4 | Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli district | Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation
|
916,674 (847,387)[7] | 01 June 1994 | 5 | 65 | 167 |
5 | Salem | Salem district | Salem Municipal Corporation
|
829,267[8] | 01 June 1994 | 4 | 60 | 91.34 |
6 | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli district | Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation | 721,456 (473,637)[9] | 01 June 1994 | 5 | 55 | 189.9 |
7 | Tiruppur | Tiruppur district | Tiruppur Municipal Corporation
|
877,778 (444,352)[10] | 31 December 2007 | 4 | 60 | 160 |
8 | Vellore | Vellore district | Vellore Municipal Corporation | 667,000 (185,803)[11] | 01 August 2008 | 4 | 60 | 87.915 |
9 | Erode | Erode district | Erode Municipal Corporation
|
498,129 (157,101)[12] | 01 January 2008 | 4 | 60 | 109.52 |
10 | Dindigul | Dindigul district | Dindigul Municipal Corporation | 480,896 (237,830)[13] | 19 February 2014 | 4 | 52 | 90.663 |
11 | Thanjavur | Thanjavur district | Thanjavur Municipal Corporation | 222,943[14] | 19 February 2014 | 4 | 51 | 128.02 |
12 | Thoothukudi | Thoothukudi district | Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation
|
207,327[15] | 01 February 2008 | 4 | 60 | 76.1 |
13 | Hosur | Krishnagiri district | Hosur Municipal Corporation
|
325,000[16] | 14 February 2019 | 4 | 45 | 75.4 |
14 | Nagercoil | Kanyakumari district | Nagercoil Municipal Corporation | 224,849[17] | 14 February 2019 | 4 | 52 | 57 |
15 | Avadi | Thiruvallur district
|
Avadi Municipal Corporation
|
793,567 | 19 June 2019 | 4 | 48 | 65 |
16 | Kanchipuram | Kanchipuram district | Kanchipuram Municipal Corporation
|
NA | 21 October 2021 | 4 | 51 | 36.14 |
17 | Karur | Karur district | Karur Municipal corporation
|
371,012 | 21 October 2021 | 4 | 48 | 53.26 |
18 | Cuddalore | Cuddalore district | Cuddalore Municipal corporation
|
NA | 21 October 2021 | 4 | 45 | 67.69 |
19 | Sivakasi | Virudhunagar district | Sivakasi Municipal corporation
|
NA | 21 October 2021 | 4 | 48 | 21 |
20 | Tambaram | Chengalpattu district | Tambaram Municipal Corporation
|
1,234,987 | 3 November 2021 | 5 | 70 | 87.64 |
21 | Kumbakonam | Thanjavur district
|
Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation | NA | 20 December 2021 | 4 | 48 | 43 |
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See also
- Municipal corporation (India)
- List of most populous metropolitan areas in India
- List of most populous cities in India
Notes
- ^ The figures in the bracket correspond to the pre-expansion limits.
References
- ^ "Chennai - the 2nd oldest Corporation in the world". The Hindu. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "List of Municipalities". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ISBN 9789352806386. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Population of Chennai Corporation". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Madurai Corporation". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Coimbatore corporation". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Tiruchirapalli Corporation". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Salem Corporation". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Tirunelveli Corporation". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Tiruppur Corporation". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Vellore corporation". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Erode Corporation". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Dindigul Corporation". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Thanjavur municipality". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Thoothukudi municipality". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Hosur municipality". Official census India portal.
- ^ "Population of Nagercoil municipality". Official census India portal.