Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:annualRainfall 1100 mm
gptkbp:area 36.14 km²
gptkbp:climate tropical wet and dry
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:demographics predominantly Hindu
gptkbp:distanceFromDelhi 72 km
gptkbp:district gptkb:Kanchipuram_district
gptkbp:famousFor temples
silk sarees
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Kanchipuram_Municipality
gptkbp:historicalSignificance ancient capital of Pallava dynasty
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code IN KPM
IN-TN-KPM
gptkbp:latitude 12.8342° N
gptkbp:longitude 79.7036° E
gptkbp:municipalityEstablished 1866
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Chennai_International_Airport
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:City_of_Thousand_Temples
gptkbp:notableAttraction gptkb:Ekambareswarar_Temple
gptkb:Kailasanathar_Temple
gptkb:Kamakshi_Amman_Temple
gptkb:Varadaraja_Perumal_Temple
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Brahmotsavam
gptkb:Mahashivaratri
gptkb:Panguni_Uthiram
gptkbp:notableFor Buddhist learning center in ancient times
one of the seven Moksha-puris in Hinduism
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Sri_Chandrasekharendra_Saraswathi_Viswa_Mahavidyalaya
gptkb:Kanchi_Kamakoti_Peetham
gptkb:Sankara_Mutt
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:C._N._Annadurai
P. V. Narasimha Rao (studied here)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Kancheepuram
gptkbp:population 164,384
gptkbp:postalCode 631501
gptkbp:river gptkb:Vegavathi
gptkbp:state gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:timezone IST
gptkbp:utcOffset +5:30
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode TN-21
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:City_of_100_Temples
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5