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Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. It is administered by the Greater Chennai Corporation, incorporated in 1688, the second oldest municipal corporation in the world after the City of London Corporation.
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Population (2011 census) 6,748,026
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Area Total 426 km2 (164 sq mi)
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13.0825 degrees N 80.275 degrees E
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Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
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Established 1639
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Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal.
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