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Chennai district

district of Tamil Nadu, India
AdministrativeArea district_of_india Q15116
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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 (1,194 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 locator map image is recorded as Chennai in Tamil Nadu (India).svg[10].
  • Chennai district's Commons category is recorded as Chennai district[11].
  • Chennai district's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 7910817[12].
  • Chennai district's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[13].
  • Chennai district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13.083888888889, 'lon': 80.27}[14].
  • Chennai district's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076p6x[15].
  • Chennai district's official website is recorded as http://chennai.tn.nic.in/[16].
  • Chennai district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chennai district[17].
  • Chennai district's population is recorded as {'amount': '+4646732'}[18].
  • Chennai district's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1154982'}[19].
  • Chennai district's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+2310888'}[20].
  • Chennai district's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+2335844'}[21].
  • Chennai district's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7646145[22].
  • Chennai district's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Chennai district[23].
  • Chennai district's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CHE'}[24].
  • Chennai district's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+174'}[25].
  • Chennai district's geoshape is recorded as Data:India/Tamil Nadu/Chennai.map[26].
  • Chennai district's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["AdministrativeDivision", {"Chennai", "TamilNadu", "India"}][27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Chennai district's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+174'}[25]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+4646732'}[18].

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 (1,194 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2011 census of India. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . local government in India. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d 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 +1
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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