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Chennai district

district of Tamil Nadu, India
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Chennai district

Summary

Chennai district is a district of India[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of district_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chennai district is located in Tamil Nadu[3].
  • Chennai district is in the country of India[4].
  • Chennai district's instance of is recorded as district of India[5].
  • Chennai district's capital is recorded as Chennai[6].
  • Chennai district's shares border with is recorded as Tiruvallur district[7].
  • Chennai district's shares border with is recorded as Chengalpattu district[8].
  • Chennai district's shares border with is recorded as Kanchipuram district[9].
  • Chennai district's Commons category is recorded as Chennai district[10].
  • Chennai district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13.083888888889, 'lon': 80.27}[11].
  • Chennai district's official website is recorded as http://chennai.tn.nic.in/[12].
  • Chennai district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chennai district[13].
  • Chennai district has a population of {'amount': '+4646732'}[14].
  • Chennai district's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1154982'}[15].
  • Chennai district's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+2310888'}[16].
  • Chennai district's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+2335844'}[17].
  • Chennai district's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Chennai district[18].
  • Chennai district's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CHE'}[19].
  • Chennai district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+174'}[20].
  • Chennai district's urban population is recorded as {'amount': '+4646732'}[21].
  • Chennai district's rural population is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[22].
  • Chennai district's illiterate population is recorded as {'amount': '+870456'}[23].
  • Chennai district's literate population is recorded as {'amount': '+3776276'}[24].
  • Chennai district's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Chennai district[25].

Body

Geography

Chennai district is in the country of India[4]. It is located in Tamil Nadu[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chennai district covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+174'}[20]. It has a population of {'amount': '+4646732'}[14].

Designation and Status

Chennai district's instance of is recorded as district of India[5].

Why It Matters

Chennai district ranks in the top 1% of district_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (378 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

India Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2011 census of India. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . local government in India. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · TamizhanEditor · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 36
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bh', 'bn', 'ca', 'ceb', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gu', 'hi',
    Located in time zone → —
    Openstreetmap relation id → 1766358
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P402]]: 1766358"
  2. 22w ago · Sbb1413 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Chennai district
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Chennai district
    Capital → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Tamil Nadu, Madras State, Madras Presidency
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q1445]]"
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