Chengalpattu
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Place details
- Locality
- Chengalpattu
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 65,689
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chengalpattu
- Settlement.other_name
- Chengai (shortened)ChingleputChengalpet
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.nicknames
- Gateway of Chennai, Chengai, Lake City, City of Hills
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chengalpat lake.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kolavai Lake on the outskirts of Chengalpattu
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Chengalpattu (Tamil Nadu)
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pallava Nadu, Tondai Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Chengalpattu
- Settlement.government_type
- First Grade Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Chengalpattu Municipality
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Chengalpattu district
- Elevation
- 36
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Chengalpattu district
- Official website
- municipality.tn.gov.in/chengalpattu
- Image
- Chengalpat lake.jpg
- Dialing code
- 44
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- Commons category
- Chengalpattu
- postal code
- 603001
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Religion
- Government and politics
- Civic services
- Hospitals
- Economy
- Industry
- Culture
- Tourist attractions
- Kolavai Lake
- Archaeological excavations
- Transport
- By air
- By rail
- By road
- Education
- Arts and science
- Law
- Medical
- Dental
- Nursing
- Engineering
- Schools
- Notable persons
- References
- External links
Chengalpattu, previously known as Chingleput or Chengalpet, is a town in Chennai metropolitan area and the headquarters of Chengalpattu district of the state Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located near the industrial and IT hub. It is the headquarters of the district and is away from the state capital, Chennai on the National Highway 45.
It is an important commercial center. It has a medical college and other colleges affiliated with the University of Madras.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chengalpattu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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