Chennai metropolitan area
Chennai metropolitan area
Greater Chennai | |
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Chennai skyline | |
CMA expanded boundary | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Core city | Chennai |
| Districts | |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 5,904 km2 (2,280 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Rank | 4 |
| • Metro | 14,510,000 |
| • Metro density | 2,458/km2 (6,365/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Chennai vasi, Chennaiite, Chennai karan |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
| GDP | US$ 219 Billion |
| Website | www |
| Area note: Area of CMA was expanded from 1189 sq.km to 5904 sq.km in 2022. Population note: As per the 2011 census, population corresponding to the pre-expansion limits was about 8.9 million. The population estimate corresponding to the post-expansion limits was given as 11.76 million (based on census 2011) by CMDA. The estimated population in 2023 was given as 14.51 million by CMDA. | |
Chennai metropolitan area or Greater Chennai is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in India and the 35th most populous in the world. It consists of the core city of Chennai, which is coterminous with the Chennai district, and its suburbs in Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur and Ranipet districts.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is the nodal agency that handles town planning and development within the metro area. In 1974, an area encompassing 1,189 km2 (459 sq mi) around the city was designated as the metropolitan area which was subsequently expanded to 5,904 km2 (2,280 sq mi) in 2022.