Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Madras,_Tamil_Nadu,_India
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Chennai_International_Airport
gptkbp:area 426 km²
gptkbp:climate tropical wet and dry
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:demonym Chennaite
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Madras
gptkbp:founded 1639
gptkbp:founder gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:hasCoastline yes
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Chennai_Port
gptkb:Ennore_Port
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:INMAA
gptkbp:latitude 13.0827° N
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Chennai_Corporation_Council
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Coromandel_Coast
gptkbp:longitude 80.2707° E
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity automobile industry
IT industry
film industry (Kollywood)
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Adyar_River
gptkb:Cooum_River
gptkbp:metropolitanArea over 10 million
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:Greater_Chennai_Corporation
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Detroit_of_India
Gateway to South India
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:University_of_Madras
gptkb:Madras_Medical_College
gptkb:Indian_Institute_of_Technology_Madras
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Fort_St._George
gptkb:Kapaleeshwarar_Temple
gptkb:Marina_Beach
gptkb:San_Thome_Basilica
gptkb:Government_Museum,_Chennai
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Chennai
gptkbp:population approximately 7 million (2021)
gptkbp:postalCode 600xxx
gptkbp:railwayStation gptkb:Chennai_Central
gptkb:Chennai_Egmore
gptkbp:sisterCity gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas,_USA
gptkb:Chongqing,_China
gptkb:Volgograd,_Russia
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Chennai_Super_Kings
gptkb:M._A._Chidambaram_Stadium
gptkbp:state gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:timezone IST (UTC+5:30)
gptkbp:urbanAgglomerationRankInIndia 4
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode gptkb:TN-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prem_Nazir
gptkb:C._N._Annadurai
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5