Madurai Corporation

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About Corporation

Madurai is a major city in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. Madurai is the second largest corporation city by area and third largest city by population in Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Madurai is closely associated with the Tamil language, as all three primary congregations of Tamil scholars, the Third Tamil Sangams, were held in the city between 1780 BCE and the 3rd century CE. The recorded history of the city goes back to the 3rd century BCE, being mentioned by Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to India, and Kautilya, a minister of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya.

The city has a number of historical monuments, with the Meenakshi Amman Temple and Tirumalai Nayak Palace being the most prominent. Madurai is an important industrial and educational hub in South Tamil Nadu. The city is home to various automobile, rubber, chemical, hand loom textiles and granite manufacturing industries. It has developed as a second-tier city for information technology (IT), and some software companies have opened offices in Madurai. Tamil Nadu government planned satellite town for Madurai near Thoppur. Madurai has important government educational institutes like the Madurai Medical College, Homeopathic Medical College, Madurai Law College, Agricultural College and Research Institute. Madurai city is administered by a municipal corporation established in 1971 as per the Municipal Corporation Act. The city covers an area of 147.99 km2 and had a population of 1470755 in 2011.The city is also the seat of a bench of the Madras High Court, one of only a few courts outside the state capitals of India.

Contact

Commissioner

Mr.S.VISAKAN, I.A.S.,

Aringar Anna Maligai, Thallakulam,
Madurai – 625 002.

Phone : 0452-2530521
Email : commr[dot]madurai[at]tn.gov.in

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Madurai Corporation at a Glance

Town Profile:
           Date of Up-gradation       –           01.05.1971
               Date of Area Extension      –        28.09.2010
                                                  Area        –        147.997 Sq. Km.
Demography:
(a) Geographical                  –       Latitude – 9º50’ North – 9º59’ North
                                                  –       Longitude – 78º3’ East – 78º11’ East
                                                    –       MSL 100m to Above.
(b) Climate                             –       42º to 21º C
(c) Rain Fall                           –       850 mm Average Per annum.
(d) Population                      –       14,68,989 (2011)
                                                    –        15,73,616 (2017)