List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu
City municipal corporations of Tamil Nadu are the local governing bodies of the cities in Tamil Nadu. There are 21 municipal corporations in the state.
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List of municipal corporations
No | City | District | Name of the Body | Population (2011)[lower-alpha 1][1] | Year of Formation | Number of Administrative Zones | Name of Administrative Zones | Total Number of Wards | Corporation Area km2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chennai | Chennai district | Greater Chennai Corporation[lower-alpha 2] | 7,627,000 (4,646,732)[2] | 29 September 1688 | 23 |
|
200 | 426 sq.km |
2 | Madurai | Madurai district | Madurai Municipal Corporation | 1,561,129 (1,017,865)[3] | 01 May 1971 | 5 |
|
100 | 303.97 sq.km |
3 | Coimbatore | Coimbatore district | Coimbatore Municipal Corporation | 1,601,438 (1,050,721)[4] | 01 July 1981 | 5 |
|
100 | 246.75 sq.km |
4 | Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli district | Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation | 916,674 (847,387)[5] | 01 June 1994 | 5 |
|
65 | 167 sq.km |
5 | Salem | Salem district | Salem Municipal Corporation | 829,267[6] | 01 June 1994 | 4 |
|
60 | 124 sq.km |
6 | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli district | Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation | 721,456(473,637)[7] | 01 June 1994 | 5 |
|
55 | 189.9 sq.km |
7 | Tiruppur | Tiruppur district | Tiruppur Municipal Corporation | 877,778 (444,352)[8] | 31 December 2007 | 4 |
|
60 | 160 sq.km |
8 | Vellore | Vellore district | Vellore Municipal Corporation | 667,000 (185,803)[9] | 01 August 2008 | 4 |
|
60 | 87.915 sq.km ( some places missed out during 2011 census ) |
9 | Erode | Erode district | Erode Municipal Corporation | 498,129 (157,101)[10] | 01 January 2008 | 4 |
|
60 | 109.52 sq.km |
10 | Dindigul | Dindigul district | Dindigul Municipal Corporation | 480,896 (237,830)[11] | 19 February 2014 | 4 |
|
52 | 90.663 sq.km |
11 | Thanjavur | Thanjavur district | Thanjavur Municipal Corporation | 222,943[12] | 19 February 2014 | 4 |
|
51 | 128.02 sq.km |
12 | Thoothukudi | Thoothukudi district | Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation | 207,327[13] | 01 February 2008 | 4 |
|
60 | 76.1 sq.km |
13 | Hosur | Krishnagiri district | Hosur Municipal Corporation | 325,000[14] | 14 February 2019 | 4 |
|
45 | 75.4 sq.km |
14 | Nagercoil | Kanyakumari district | Nagercoil Municipal Corporation | 224,849[15] | 14 February 2019 | 4 |
|
52 | 57 sq.km |
15 | Avadi | Thiruvallur district | Avadi Municipal Corporation | 7,93,567 | 19 June 2019 | 4 |
|
48 | 65 sq.km |
16 | Kanchipuram | Kanchipuram district | Kanchipuram Municipal Corporation | NA | 21 October 2021 | 4 |
|
51 | 36.14 sq.km |
17 | Karur | Karur district | Karur Municipal corporation | 371012 | 21 October 2021 | 4 |
|
48 | 53.26 sq.km |
18 | Cuddalore | Cuddalore district | Cuddalore Municipal corporation | NA | 21 October 2021 | 4 |
|
45 | 67.69 Sq.Km² |
19 | Sivakasi | Virudhunagar district | Sivakasi Municipal corporation | NA | 21 October 2021 | 4 |
|
48 | 21 sq.km |
20 | Tambaram | Chengalpattu district | Tambaram Municipal Corporation | 1,234,987 | 3 November 2021 | 5 |
|
70 | 87.64 sq.km |
21 | Kumbakonam | Thanjavur district | Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation | NA | 20 December 2021 | 4 |
|
48 | 43 Sq.km |
Proposed Municipal Corporations
- Tamil Nadu government has planned to merge the "tetra sister" municipalities of Ranipet, Arcot, Walajapet and Melvisharam with Vellore city Municipal Corporation to form the "Greater Vellore city municipal corporation" to boost the revenue.
- Thiruvannamalai
- Rajapalayam
- Karaikudi
- Pudukottai
- Namakkal
- Ramanathapuram
See also
Notes
- The figures in the bracket correspond to the pre-expansion limits.
- Chennai is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after London.
References
- S. K. Kulshrestha (16 April 2018). Urban Renewal in India: Theory, Initiatives and Spatial Planning Strategies. SAGE Publishing India. 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.
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