Kanchipuram district
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Kanchipuram District காஞ்சிபுரம் மாவட்டம் Kanchipuram district |
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Waters of Chitlapakkam Lake Chennai limit
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 Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Coordinates: 12°49′N 79°43′E / 12.82°N 79.71°ECoordinates: 12°49′N 79°43′E / 12.82°N 79.71°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanchipuram |
| Established | 1 July 1997 |
| Headquarters | Kanchipuram |
| Talukas | Chengalpattu taluk, Thiruporur taluk, Tirukalukundram taluk, Sriperumbudur taluk, Walajabad taluk, Kanchipuram taluk, Uthiramerur taluk, Madurantakam taluk, Cheyyur taluk. |
| Government | |
| • Collector | R Gajalakshmi IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,393 km2 (1,696 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,998,252 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 631 501 |
| Telephone code | 044 |
| ISO 3166 code | [[ISO 3166-2:IN|]] |
| Vehicle registration | TN-21,TN-19 |
| Coastline | 87.2 kilometres (54.2 mi) |
| Largest city | Kanchipuram |
| Sex ratio | M-50.6%/F-49.4% ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 75.34% |
| Legislature type | elected |
| Legislature Strength | 11 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanchipuram(SC), Sriperumbudur, Chennai - South |
| Precipitation | 1,213 millimetres (47.8 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 19.8 °C (67.6 °F) |
| Website | www |
Kanchipuram district (Tamil: காஞ்சிபுரம் மாவட்டம்) is a district in the northeast of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. In Early Days Chengalpattu is called as the District. In Later Kanchipuram is considered as a District. It is bounded in the west by Vellore District and Thiruvannamalai District, in the north by Tiruvallur District and Chennai District, in the south by Viluppuram District and in the east by the Bay of Bengal. It lies between 11° 00' to 12° 00' latitudes and 77° 28' to 78° 50' longitudes. The district has a total geographical area of 4,432 km2 (1,711 sq mi) and coastline of 57 km (35 mi). The town of Kanchipuram is the district headquarters. The Chennai International Airport is located in Tirusulam in Kanchipuram district now under Greater Chennai Corporation Limit. In 2011, Kancheepuram district had a population of 3,998,252, with a sex-ratio of 986 females for every 1,000 males.
The district produces over 15,000 engineering graduates every year, same as Gujarat state.
The history of Kanchi can be traced back to several centuries BCE. The place finds its name in Patanjali's Mahabhashya, written in the 2nd century BC. Manimekalai, the famous Tamil classic, and Perumpanattu Padai, a great Tamil poetical work, vividly describe Kanchipuram city, as it was at the beginning of the Christian era.
Kancheepuram District had been administered by the Pallavas, Cholas, Vijayanagar rulers and the British before Independence. It was a part of Tondaimandalam roughly comprising the present day districts of Kancheepuram, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Vellore and Thiruvannamalai. The capital of Thondaimandalam was Kancheepuram city. From the 3rd to the 9th century AD. Kanchi was the capital of the Pallavas who ruled over the territory extending from the river Krishna in the north to the river Kaveri in the south. The Pallavas fortified the city with ramparts, moats, etc., with wide and well laid out roads and fine temples. They were a great maritime power with contacts with far-off China, Siam, Fiji, etc., through their chief Port Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram). The Cholas ruled this region from the 10th century to the 13th century. Kings of Vijayanagar dynasty ruled from the 14th century to the 17th century.
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