List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu explained

Municipal Corporations are the local governing bodies of the urban areas in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A municipal corporation carries out its functions through well organized divisions or departments. The 74th Amendment to the Constitution of India defined the formations of urban local governments and their activities.^[1]

Chennai Corporation, which was established on 29 September 1688, is the oldest corporation in India and is the second oldest in the world after London.^[2] Madurai Municipal Corporation was established in 1971 and Coimbatore Municipal Corporation in 1981. Three more were established in 1994 and the count remained at six till 2007. Since then 19 more urban bodies have been declared as municipal corporations. As of 2024, there are 25 municipal corporations in the state.

List of municipal corporations

Note: Sorted by date of formation followed by alphabetical order

List of Municipal Corporations^[3]

No	City	District	Name	Population (Revised)	Population (2011)^[4]	Date of formation	Number of zones	Wards	Area (km^2)
1	Chennai	Chennai district	Greater Chennai Corporation	^[5]		29 September 1688	15^[6]	200^[7]	426.00^[8]
2	Madurai	Madurai district	Madurai Municipal Corporation	^[9]		1 May 1971^[10]	5^[11]	100	147.99
3	Coimbatore	Coimbatore district	Coimbatore Municipal Corporation	^[12]		1 July 1981^[13]	5^[14]	100	257.04
4	Salem	Salem district	Salem Municipal Corporation	^[15]		1 June 1994^[16]	4^[17]	60^[18]	91.34
5	Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli district	Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation	^[19]		1 June 1994^[20]	4^[21]	65	167.20^[22]
6	Tirunelveli	Tirunelveli district	Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation	^[23]		1 June 1994^[24]	4^[25]	55	108.65
7	Tiruppur	Tiruppur district	Tiruppur Municipal Corporation	^[26]		1 January 2008^[27]	4^[28]	60	159.35
8	Erode	Erode district	Erode Municipal Corporation	^[29]		1 January 2008^[30]	4^[31]	60	109.52
9	Vellore	Vellore district	Vellore Municipal Corporation	^[32]		1 August 2008^[33] ^[34]	4^[35]	60	76.09
10	Thoothukudi	Thoothukudi district	Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation	^[36]		5 August 2008^[37] ^[38]	4	60	90.66
11	Dindigul	Dindigul district	Dindigul Municipal Corporation	^[39]		19 February 2014^[40] ^[41]	NA	48	14.01^[42]
12	Thanjavur	Thanjavur district	Thanjavur Municipal Corporation	^[43]		19 February 2014^[44] ^[45]	NA	51	128.02
13	Hosur	Krishnagiri district	Hosur Municipal Corporation	^[46]		13 February 2019^[47]	NA	45	72.41
14	Nagercoil	Kanyakumari district	Nagercoil Municipal Corporation	^[48]		20 February 2019^[49] ^[50]	NA	52	24.25
15	Avadi	Thiruvallur district	Avadi Municipal Corporation	^[51]		17 June 2019^[52]	NA	48	65.00
16	Cuddalore	Cuddalore district	Cuddalore Municipal corporation	^[53]		21 October 2021^[54]	NA	45	27.69
17	Kancheepuram	Kancheepuram district	Kancheepuram Municipal Corporation	^[55]		21 October 2021^[56]	NA	51^[57]	36.14
18	Karur	Karur district	Karur Municipal corporation	^[58]		21 October 2021^[59]	NA	48	53.26
19	Sivakasi	Virudhunagar district	Sivakasi Municipal corporation	^[60]		21 October 2021^[61]	NA	48^[62]	19.89
20	Tambaram	Chengalpattu district	Tambaram Municipal Corporation	^[63]		21 October 2021^[64]	5	70	87.64
21	Kumbakonam	Thanjavur district	Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation	^[65]		20 December 2021^[66]	NA	48^[67]	64.02^[68]
22	Tiruvannamalai	Tiruvannamalai district	Tiruvannamalai Municipal Corporation			12 March 2024	3 (Annamalaiyar Kovil, Ramanasramam, Vengikkal)	51	86.00
23	Karaikudi	Sivaganga district	Karaikudi Municipal Corporation	^[69]		15 March 2024^[70]	NA	100^[71]	94.31^[72]
24	Namakkal	Namakkal district	Namakkal Municipal Corporation				NA	NA	NA
25	Pudukkottai	Pudukkottai district	Pudukottai Municipal Corporation	^[73]			NA	NA	121.00

See also

• List of urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu
• List of most populous metropolitan areas in India
• List of most populous cities in India

Notes and References

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13. Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 1 July 1981. 1 June 2024.
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24. Tirunelveli City Municipal Corporation Act, 1994. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 1 June 1994. 1 June 2024.
25. Web site: About Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 24 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240224144729/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/tirunelveli/general-administration/. live.
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27. Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 19 February 2008. 1 June 2024.
28. Web site: About Tiruppur Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024.
29. Web site: Smart city challenge, Erode. Smart Cities Mission, Government of India. 15 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104852/http://www.smartcitieschallenge.in/city/erode. 22 December 2015.
30. Erode City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 19 February 2008. 1 June 2024.
31. Web site: About Erode Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024.
32. Web site: Smart city challenge, Vellore. Smart Cities Mission, Government of India. 15 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207175359/http://smartcitieschallenge.in/city/vellore. 7 February 2016.
33. Vellore City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 25 May 2008. 1 June 2024.
34. Web site: Expansion of Vellore Corporation. ta. Government of Tamil Nadu. 28 September 2010. 1 June 2024. 8 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230508123042/http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/gorders/maws_t_221_2010.pdf. live.
35. Web site: About Vellore Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024.
36. Web site: History of Thoothukudi Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024.
37. Thoothukudi City Municipal Corporation Act, 2008. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 25 May 2008. 1 June 2024.
38. Web site: Thoothukudi Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 7 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207145158/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/thoothukudi/. live.
39. Dindigul Ward map. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 25 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240725084619/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/dindigul/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2019/08/town_map_1.jpg. live.
40. Dindigul City Municipal Corporation Act, 2013. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 8 November 2013. 1 June 2024.
41. Web site: Appendix to Dindigul City Municipal Corporation Act, 2013. Government of Tamil Nadu. 17 February 2014. 1 June 2024.
42. Web site: About Dindigul Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024.
43. Web site: About Thanjavur Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 27 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220627104617/https://thanjavur.nic.in/municipal-corporation/. live.
44. Thanjavur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2013. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 8 November 2013. 1 June 2024.
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46. Web site: Hosur Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 8 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221208041502/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/hosur/. live.
47. Hosur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2019. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 27 July 2019. 1 June 2024.
48. Web site: Nagercoil Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 23 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240223203838/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/nagercoil/. live.
49. Nagercoil City Municipal Corporation Act, 2019. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 20 February 2019. 1 June 2024.
50. Web site: Bill No.14 of 2019. Government of Tamil Nadu. 13 February 2019. 1 June 2024. 3 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220203133205/https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/bills_states/tamil-nadu/2019/Bill%20No.%2014%20of%202019%20Tamil%20Nadu.pdf. live.
51. Web site: Avadi Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 25 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240225123904/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/avadi/. live.
52. Avadi City Municipal Corporation Act, 2019. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 27 July 2019. 1 June 2024.
53. Web site: Cuddalore Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 30 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130223439/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/cuddalore/. live.
54. Cuddalore City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 21 January 2022. 1 June 2024.
55. Web site: Kancheepuram Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 3 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240303150830/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kancheepuram/. live.
56. Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 21 January 2022. 1 June 2024.
57. Ward map, Kancheepuram Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 29 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929073019/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kancheepuram/wp-content/uploads/sites/127/2019/09/KANCHIPURAM-TOWN-MAP.pdf. live.
58. Web site: Karur Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 4 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231204201627/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/karur/. live.
59. Karur City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 21 January 2022. 1 June 2024.
60. Web site: Sivakasi Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 4 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231204060050/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/sivakasi/. live.
61. Sivakasi City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 21 January 2022. 1 June 2024.
62. Ward map, Sivakasi Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024. 19 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240719232815/https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/sivakasi/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2024/02/WARD-MAP.pdf. live.
63. Web site: Tambaram Corporation. Government of Tamil Nadu. 1 June 2024.
64. Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Act, 2022. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. 21 January 2022. 1 June 2024.
65. News: Order for upgrading Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation. ta. ABP News. 16 October 2021. 1 June 2024. 2 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220802011620/https://tamil.abplive.com/news/thanjavur/issuance-of-government-of-tamil-nadu-order-for-upgrading-kumbakonam-municipal-corporation-21603. live.
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