List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu

Municipal corporations of Tamil Nadu are the local governing bodies of the cities in Tamil Nadu. As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations in the state. Chennai Corporation is the oldest corporation in India and is the second oldest in the world after London.[1]

Note: Sorted by date of formation followed by alphabetical order

List of Municipal Corporations[2]
No City District Name Population
(Revised)[a] 		Population
(2011)[b][3] 		Date of formation Number of zones Wards Area (km2)
1 Chennai Chennai district Greater Chennai Corporation 6,748,026[4] 4,646,732 29 September 1688 23 200 426
2 Madurai Madurai district Madurai Municipal Corporation 1,470,755[5] 1,573,616 01 May 1971 5 100 147.997
3 Coimbatore Coimbatore district Coimbatore Municipal Corporation 1,601,438[6] 1,050,721 01 July 1981 5 100 246.75
4 Salem Salem district Salem Municipal Corporation 831,038[7] 829,267 01 June 1994 4 60 91.34
5 Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli district Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation 916,674[8] 847,387 01 June 1994 5 65 167
6 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli district Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation 474,838[9] 473,637 01 June 1994 5 55 189.9
7 Tiruppur Tiruppur district Tiruppur Municipal Corporation 877,778[10] 444,352 31 December 2007 4 60 160
8 Erode Erode district Erode Municipal Corporation 498,129[11] 157,101 01 January 2008 4 60 109.52
9 Vellore Vellore district Vellore Municipal Corporation 504,079[12] 185,803 01 August 2008 4 60 87.915
10 Thoothukudi Thoothukudi district Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation 237,830 01 February 2008 4 60 76.1
11 Dindigul Dindigul district Dindigul Municipal Corporation 207,327 19 February 2014 4 48 14.01
12 Thanjavur Thanjavur district Thanjavur Municipal Corporation 222,943 19 February 2014 4 51 128.02
13 Hosur Krishnagiri district Hosur Municipal Corporation 116,821 14 February 2019 4 45 75.4
14 Nagercoil Kanyakumari district Nagercoil Municipal Corporation 224,849 14 February 2019 4 52 57
15 Avadi Thiruvallur district Avadi Municipal Corporation 344,901 19 June 2019 4 48 65
16 Cuddalore Cuddalore district Cuddalore Municipal corporation 173,636 21 October 2021 4 45 67.69
17 Kanchipuram Kanchipuram district Kanchipuram Municipal Corporation 164,384 21 October 2021 4 51 36.14
18 Karur Karur district Karur Municipal corporation 70,980 21 October 2021 4 48 53.26
19 Sivakasi Virudhunagar district Sivakasi Municipal corporation 71,040 21 October 2021 4 48 21
20 Tambaram Chengalpattu district Tambaram Municipal Corporation 174,787 3 November 2021 5 70 87.64
21 Kumbakonam Thanjavur district Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation 140,156 20 December 2021 NA 48 43
22 Karaikudi Sivaganga district Karaikudi Municipal Corporation 106,784 15 March 2024 NA NA NA
23 Namakkal Namakkal district Namakkal Municipal Corporation 119,491 15 March 2024 NA NA NA
24 Pudukkottai Pudukkottai district Pudukottai Municipal Corporation 117,630 15 March 2024 NA NA NA
25 Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai district Tiruvannamalai Municipal Corporation 145,278 15 March 2024 NA NA NA
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Notes

  1. ^ The figures correspond to the population as per 2011 census for corporations which were expanded or newly formed by combining multiple existent administrative units (wherever data is available)
  2. ^ The figures correspond to the limits of the local bodies as existent during the 2011 census

References

  1. ^ "Chennai - the 2nd oldest Corporation in the world". The Hindu. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ "List of Municipalities". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. ^ Census 2011: Population of cities in India (Report). Government of India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  4. ^ "About Chennai district". Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Smart city challenge, Madurai". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Smart city challenge, Coimbatore". Government of India. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Smart city challenge, Salem". Government of India. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Smart city challenge, Tiruchirappalli". Government of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Smart city challenge, Tirunelveli". Government of India. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Smart city challenge, Tiruppur". Government of India. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Smart city challenge, Erode". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Smart city challenge, Vellore". Government of India. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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