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Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known in English as Madras, is a sprawling port city on the shores of the Bay of Bengal. One of the major Metropolitan cities of India, it is also the capital of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is India's fourth largest city and ranks 35th among the fifty most populous urban agglomerations in the world. The name was officially changed to Chennai in 1996, but the older name Madras is still widely used. The city used to be the nerve centre of the British Colonial Empire in India. The city's diverse and rich cultural heritage is world-renowned.

**Chennai** or **Madras**

Classification	Metropolitan City
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai District
Language	Tamil, Telugu, EnglishThe English language is a West Germanic language, originating from England. It is the third most common "first" language (native speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002. English has lingua franca status in many parts of the world, due to the mil
Time zoneTime Zone was also an old historical computer game. Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time. Formerly, people used local solar time (originally apparent and then mean), resulting in time differing slightly from town to t	GMT+5:30
Importance	Capital of Tamil Nadu state, Fourth largest metropolis in India, Industrial & IT Hub, Major Port, Education center par excellence, Centre for ancient culture/dance/music and Films
Established	August 22, 1639 (Madras Day)
Population - Total - Density - Sex Ratio	6,000,900 ( 2004)[1] 24,231/ km² 951 (approx [2])
Literacy Rate - Total - Male - Female	80.14 % 84.71 % 75.32 %
Area	172 km² [3]
Latitude Longitude	13.09°N 80.27°E
Altitude	6 metres
Temperature - Summer - Winter	21° C to 37°C 20°C to 32°C
PIN	600 xxx

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ChennaiChennai in Tamil), formerly known in English as Madras is a sprawling port city on the shores of the Bay of Bengal. One of the major Metropolitan cities of India, it is also the capital of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is India's fourth largest c

Chennai International AirportChennai International Airport is located in Tirisulam, 7 Km south of Chennai, India. It has the IATA Airport Code MAA and it is the third most important international gateway into the country after Mumbai and Delhi, and the main air terminus for south Ind

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