The Madurai Metropolitan Area, is the 31st largest metropolitan area in India and is the third largest metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu only next to Chennai, and Coimbatore.The Madurai Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Madurai and its suburbs in Madurai district.[1][2]
Madurai Metropolitan Area
Madurai Urban Agglomeration | |
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Nickname: Athens of the East | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Planning Authority | Madurai Urban Development Authority (MUDA) |
Seat | Madurai |
Districts |
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Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | MCMC |
Area | |
• Metropolitan area | 247 km2 (95 sq mi) |
• Metro | 147.97 km2 (57.13 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Metro | 1,462,420 (2,011 Census) |
Demonym | Maduraikaran |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | TN-58 (South), TN-59 (North) & TN-64 (Central) |
Website | maduraicorporation |
The Madurai urban agglomeration is a metropolitan area in Tamil Nadu state, consisting of the city of Madurai and its suburbs. It consists of a municipal corporation and suburban areas spread out in parts of Madurai district.[3]
From Madurai district
The Regional Transport offices in the Madurai metropolitan area are TN-58 (Madurai South), TN-59 (Madurai North), and TN-64 (Madurai Central).[4]
In 2021,The Tamil Nadu Government proposed a metro for the city of Madurai.[5][6]