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15 Zones of the Chennai Corporation after expansion The city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India, is managed by the Corporation of Chennai. Established as Madras Corporation in 1688, it is the oldest municipal body in India. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 200 councillors each of whom represents a ward. The current mayor of Chennai was elected on 4 March 2022. Prior to its expansion in ...
List of Municipal Corporations [3] No City District Name Population (Revised) [a] Population [b] [4] Date of formation Number of zones Wards Area (km 2) 1 Chennai: Chennai district: Greater Chennai Corporation: 6,672,000 [5] 4,646,732: 29 September 1688 [5] 15 [6] 200 [7] 426.00 [8] 2 Madurai: Madurai district: Madurai Municipal Corporation ...
Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) [2] is a local government for the City of Chennai in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India.Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a royal charter issued by King James II of England on 30 December 1687 as the Corporation of Madras, it is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside Great Britain.
Between 1960 and 1980, three additional districts were formed. In the late eighties, five more districts were bifurcated from existing districts. Ten more districts were formed in the nineties, taking the total count to 30. Three new districts were bifurcated in the 2000s. In 2019–20, five more districts were formed for a total of 38 districts.
Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the oldest urban body in India and is the second oldest corporation in the world after London. [5] As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai district, formerly known as Madras district, [a] is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state. The district is coterminous with the city of Chennai, which is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation.
Corporation Name City District(s) Area (km 2) Population (2011) No. of Wards Year Established Last Election Ruling Party Website 1 Greater Chennai Corporation: Chennai: Chennai: 426 71,39,630 200 1688 2022 DMK: 2 Madurai Municipal Corporation: Madurai: Madurai: 147.97 16,38,252 100 1971 2022 DMK: 3 Coimbatore Municipal Corporation: Coimbatore ...
The city of Chennai is classified into three regions: North Chennai, Central Chennai and South Chennai. [1] It is further divided into 15 zones, consisting of 200 wards. [ 2 ]