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Tamil Nadu
State
Official logo of Tamil Nadu
Emblem of Tamil Nadu
Anthem: "Tamil Thai Valthu"
Location of Tamil Nadu in India
Location of Tamil Nadu in India
Coordinates: 13°05′N 80°16′E / 13.09°N 80.27°E / 13.09; 80.27Coordinates: 13°05′N 80°16′E / 13.09°N 80.27°E / 13.09; 80.27
Country  India
Formation 26 January 1950
Capital Chennai
Districts 32
Government
 • Body Government of Tamil Nadu
 • Governor Banwarilal Purohit
 • Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami
 • Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan IAS
 • Chief Justice Indira Banerjee
 • Director General of Police T. K. Rajendran IPS
Area
 • Total 130,060 km2 (50,220 sq mi)
Area rank 11th
Population (2011)
 • Total 72,147,030
 • Rank 6th
 • Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-TN
HDI Increase 0.570 (medium)
HDI rank 6th (2015)
Literacy 80.33% (2011)
Official language Tamil
Website www.tn.gov.in

^# Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem, while "Invocation to Tamil Mother" is the state song/anthem.
^† Established in 1773; Madras State was formed in 1950 and renamed as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969
^^ Tamil is the official language of the state. English is declared as an additional official language for communication purposes.

Symbols
Emblem
TamilNadu Logo.svg
Srivilliputhur Andal temple
Language
Word Tamil.svg
Tamil
Song
Neerarum Kadaludutha.jpg
"Invocation to Goddess Tamil"
Dance
Bharathanatyam By Ranjitha.jpg
Bharathanattiyam
Animal
Niltahr.jpg
Nilgiri tahr
Bird
Emerald dove444.jpg
Emerald dove
Flower
Gloriosa Superba.jpg
Gloriosa lily
Tree
Palm Tamil Nadu.jpg
Palm tree
Sport
A Kabaddi match at 2006 Asian Games.jpg
Kabaddi

^# Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem, while "Invocation to Tamil Mother" is the state song/anthem.
^† Established in 1773; Madras State was formed in 1950 and renamed as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969
^^ Tamil is the official language of the state. English is declared as an additional official language for communication purposes.

Tamil Nadu ((Tamil pronunciation: [t̪amiɻ n̪aːᶑu]; TamiḻNāṭu; literally 'The Land of Tamils' or 'Tamil Country') is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai (formerly known as Madras). Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka.


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