Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state forms one of the
developed urban centres of India. Located towards the south
east and along the coastal plains of India, the city is popular
for more than one reason. The city represents one of the developed
trade centres of India. It is one amongst the four metropolitan
city's and the smallest one in the sub continent. Some important
facts about the city are as:
State: Tamil Nadu
City: Chennai
Status: Metropolitan city
Former Name: Madras
Area: 174 square kilometres
Population: 4.2 million (2001 census)
Location: South East India - 13.04 °N,
80.17 °E
Population Density: 24,231 persons per square
kilometre
Literacy Rate: 80.14 %
Climate: Tropical Climate
Weather: Hot and Humid
Regional Language: Tamil, English, Hindi,
Urdu, Malayalam
Mean Temperatures: 37 °C Summer, 24 °C
Winter
Average Rainfall: 1300 mm
Industries: Automobile, IT, Petrochemicals,
Textiles, Apparels
Transportation: Roadways, Railways, Airways
and Water Transportation
Airports: Chennai International Airport
Airport Terminals: National as well as International
Ports: Chennai Port Ennore Port
Railway Terminals: Chennai Central, Chennai
- Egmore
Distance from other metropolitan cities:
Calcutta - 1676 kms,
Delhi - 2095 kms,
Mumbai - 1329 kms
Distance from Nearby Cities:
Kancheepuram - 75 kms,
Bangalore - 334 kms,
Pondicherry - 162 kms,
Tirupati - 154 kms,
Mamallapuram - 58 kms,
Vellore - 145 kms
Foreign Banks: Bank Of America, Bank Of
Tokyo-mitsubishi, CitiBank, ECGC OF INDIA LTD, Ryan Services,
Standard Chartered Bank
Valluvar Kottam marks the memorial
of one of the renowned poet and saint of the region, Thiruvalluvar.
The monument stands as a massive auditorium on a dry lake
that was filled with the garbage and debris. The auditorium
was thrown open to public in the year 1976. The memorial
is a revered place in the city as it is considered to
bear the impressions of the Tamil culture. Read
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