The density of  people in Chennai, Madras is 1,100/km 2  (2,800/sq mi) . Chennai, Madras is named for Miami-Illinois:  shikaakwa  ,  (wild onion or wild garlic) . The Chennai, Madras city highest elevation is 770 m (2,530 ft) . The lowest elevation of Chennai, Madras is 1,750 m . The city was incorporated in September 20, 1917 . The metro region has 16,100,000 population . The density of  people in  the urban region of Chennai, Madras is 4,800/km 2  (12,000/sq mi) . The coordinates of the city are 26°10′S 28°18′E﻿ / ﻿26.167°S 28.300°E . The water area of the city is 1.420 sq mi (3.677 km 2 )  13.73% . The mayor of Chennai, Madras is Armand Béouindé (since 2016) . Chennai, Madras is located in Zulia . The city Chennai, Madras demonym is Brasiliense . The city province is Cebu (geographically only) . The land area of the city is 314.95 sq mi (815.72 km 2 ) .  The city area code is +966-12 . The population of the urban region is 3,372,090 . The postal code of the city is 21500 . Chennai, Madras is at an elevation of 13 m . The city is Area: 116 km2 (45 sq mi) in area . Chennai, Madras is the government of Bristol City Council
There are 12191 people per sq mi in the urban region of Chennai, Madras