Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Tamil Nadu
- Region
- Pandya Nadu
- Municipal corporations
- Madurai Municipal Corporation
- Headquarters
- Madurai
- Taluks
- Madurai North , Madurai South , Madurai East , Madurai West , Melur , Peraiyur , Tirumangalam , Thiruparankundram , Usilampatti , Vadipatti , Kalligudi
- Type
- District Administration
- Body
- Madurai District Collectorate
- District collector
- M. S. Sangeetha, I.A.S.
- Superintendent of police
- Dongare Pravin Umesh, I.P.S.
- Total
- 3,710 km (1,430 sq mi)
- Density
- 812/km (2,100/sq mi)
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Madurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai. Thiruparankundram is one of the major tourist places in the district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,038,252 with a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males. Aside from the city of Madurai, the larger towns of the district include Melur, Vadipatti, Thirumangalam, Thirupparankundram, Peraiyur, and Usilampatti.
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