Chennai
India · Tamil Nadu
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. As per the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. The city is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, one of the largest metropolitan areas of India.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+5:30 · 11.5 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- On the map
- 13.06° N, 80.21° E
Near Chennai
- Pondicherry · 131 km away
- Tiruvannamalai · 154 km away
- Thanjavur · 278 km away
- Bangalore · 285 km away
- Jaffna · 378 km away
- Mysore · 396 km away
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Where to stay
Novotel Chennai Chamiers Road
10/10 · 1999 reviews
Hilton Chennai
9.6/10 · 825 reviews
The Westin Chennai Velachery
9.6/10 · 635 reviews
Feathers- A Radha Hotel, Chennai
9.6/10 · 622 reviews
Lemon Tree Hotel Shimona Chennai
9.6/10 · 341 reviews
Trident Chennai
9.4/10 · 2408 reviews
Grand Chennai by GRT Hotels
9.4/10 · 2273 reviews
The Raintree St Marys Road
9.4/10 · 2190 reviews
ITC Grand Chola, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Chennai
9.4/10 · 2047 reviews
Somerset Greenways Chennai
9.4/10 · 1641 reviews