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CHENNAI

Tamil Nadu · INDIA (IN) · 13.09°N / 80.28°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,264,527

Chennai is a city in India with a population of 4,681,087. It sits at 13.09/80.28, runs on Asia/Kolkata, is 0 km from George Town.

Population 4,681,087
Place Type Regional Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Asia/Kolkata

All facts

fields
Country
India
Subdivision
Tamil Nadu
Coords
13.09°N / 80.28°E
UTC offset
+5.5
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
N George Town Tamil Nadu 0 0.6 km
SW Chetput Tamil Nadu 18,326 4.5 km
NW Agaram Tamil Nadu 10,263 5.5 km
W Nerkunram Tamil Nadu 59,790 8.0 km
N Tiruvottiyūr Tamil Nadu 249,446 8.2 km
N Chinnasekkadu Tamil Nadu 12,396 8.4 km
NW Madhavaram Tamil Nadu 119,105 8.4 km
N Manali Tamil Nadu 35,248 8.8 km
S Gāndhī Nagar Tamil Nadu 9,773 9.4 km
NW Kattrivedu Tamil Nadu 7,580 9.7 km

Air access

nearby

Universities

linked

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Chennai?
4,681,087 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Chennai in?
Asia/Kolkata.
Which country is Chennai in?
India (IN).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1264527

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1264527,
    "name": "Chennai",
    "ascii_name": "Chennai",
    "country_code": "IN",
    "population": 4681087,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 13.08784,
    "longitude": 80.27847
  }
}
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