# Chennai

*Ing "Madras" lilipat ya keni. Para keng aliwang gamit, lawen ye ing Madras (disambiguation).*

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|   ?**Chennai (Madras)** Tamil Nadu • India |
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 **Chennai (Madras)**
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| **Coordinates:** ﻿ / ﻿ |
| **Oras zona** | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| **Lualas** • Metro • Kátas | 181.06 km² (70 sq mi) • 1,180 km² (456 sq mi) • 6 m (20 ft) |
| **Distritu** |  • Chennai  • Kanchipuram  • Tiruvallur |
| **Populasiun** • Pangasiksik • Metro | 4.34 million (5th) (2001) • • 7.5 million (4th) (2007) |
| **Mayor** | M. Subramaniam |
| **Corporation Commissioner** | Rajesh Lakhoni |
| **Kodiku** • Pincode • Telepanu • UN/LOCODE • Saken |  • 600 xxx • +91 44 • INMAA • TN-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10 ,20,21,22 |
| **Website**: www.chennaicorporation.gov.in |

Ing **Chennai** (Tamil: சென்னை IPA: [ˈtʃɛnnəɪ], a sadiang ausan dang **Madras** , ing kapat a pekamaragul a karinan a metropolitan king India, ampo ing lakanbalen'ciudad a tungku (capitoliu o cabecera) ning estadu ning Tamil Nadu. Atiu iti king Bebe Dayatmalat a Coromandel (*Coromandel Coast*) ning Bay of Bengal.

Mitátag ya kanitang kalampitung (17th) dilanua o siglu ing lakanbalen kapamilatan da reng talasakup ibat Britania. Ing Britania ing peparagul kaniti ba yang maging manimunang sentrung *urban* ampong basing pang ukbung dayatmalat (*naval base*). Aniang kaduang pulung dilanua, megi neng maulagang sentru ning pamanibala, antimong tungku/capitoliu ning Madras Presidency.

Maleparan ya basing pang-industria ing economia ning Chennai kareng saken, tecnologia, pamangawang *hardware* (piesang bibilug king *computer*) ampong industria ning pamaningat king kabulasan (*healthcare industries*). Lipat ning kilala re antimo ing kaduang pekamaragul a magpalual software, IT among serbisiung gagamit king IT (ITES), kaibat ning Bangalore, ing lakanbalen a iti murin ing karinan ning industria ning pamangawang saken o cochi king India. Miraras king 39 porsientu ning GDP ning Estadu ing yambag ning Chennai Zone. Ibat king Chennai ing 60 porsientu da reng papalual nang saken ning India, at neng kai, ausan deng "the Detroit of India".

King Chennai de gagawan ing metung a ocasiun a pangcultura, ing Madras Music Season, a mararapat banua-banua. Lalage la keti deng pilan-dalang artista. Masikan ing teatru keting lakanbalen, a metung muring maulagang sentru ning Bharatanatyam, metung a pang-clasicung uri ning terak. Makabasi ya keti ing industria da reng peliculang Tamil (amanu), a ausan dang *Kollywood*. Deng pekasikat a tigtigan keti ila pin deng *soundtrack* da reng peliculang Tamil. Maki prublema ya king kakulangan king danum, trapiku ampong polusiun ning angin ing lakanbalen.

## Lon la murin deti

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* Tamil Nadu
* en:Tourism in Chennai
* en:Chennai suburban railway
* en:Areas of Chennai
* en:Water supply in Chennai

## Karagdagang babasan

* Muthiah, S. (2004). *Madras Rediscovered*. East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. ISBN 81-88661-24-4.

## Suglung palual

| Manakit kang karagdagang impormasiun tungkul king Chennai kareng kapatad nang proyektu ning Wikipedia: |
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* Official government website of Chennai District Archived Abril 29, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
* Official website of the Corporation of Chennai Archived Disyembri 2, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
* Official website of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Archived Setyembri 27, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
* Chennai travel guide from Wikivoyage
* Chennai at the Open Directory Project
* சென்னை - வரலாற்று நிகழ்வுகள் (Chennai Historical Events) 1639 - 1988 Archived Marsu 22, 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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