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Trichonopoly

Tiruchirappalli
Trichy
City
Montage image showing a temple tower with pyramidal structure and its wooden chariot in the foreground, a temple tower, a church tower, Rockfort, Kaveri river separating two neighbourhoods and a dam across Kaveri
Nickname(s): Rockfort city
Tiruchirappalli is located in Tamil Nadu
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli is located in India
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli is located in Asia
Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli
Coordinates: 10°48′18″N 78°41′08″E / 10.80500°N 78.68556°E / 10.80500; 78.68556Coordinates: 10°48′18″N 78°41′08″E / 10.80500°N 78.68556°E / 10.80500; 78.68556
Country India India
State Tamil Nadu
Region Chola Nadu
District Tiruchirapalli
Zone Central
Government
 • Type Mayor–Council
 • Body Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation
 • Mayor A. Jaya
Area
 • City 167.23 km2 (64.57 sq mi)
 • Metro 198.55 km2 (76.66 sq mi)
Area rank 3 ( State )
Elevation 88 m (289 ft)
Population (2011)
 • City 916,857
 • Rank 4
 • Density 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,022,518
Demonym(s) Tiruchiite
Languages
 • Official Tamil and English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 620 0xx
Telephone code 0431
Vehicle registration TN-45, TN-48, TN-81
Website Trichy City Municipal Corporation

Tiruchirappalli (tiruchirāppaḷḷi) (About this sound pronunciation ) (formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation and the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state. Located 322 kilometres (200 mi) south of Chennai and 379 kilometres (235 mi) north of Kanyakumari, Tiruchirappalli sits almost at the geographic centre of the state. The Kaveri Delta begins 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of the city where the Kaveri river splits into two, forming the island of Srirangam, which is now incorporated into the Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation. Occupying 167.23 square kilometres (64.57 sq mi), the city was home to 916,857 people in 2011.

Tiruchirappalli's recorded history begins in the 3rd century BC, when it was under the rule of the Cholas. The city has also been ruled by the Pandyas, Pallavas, Vijayanagar Empire, Nayak Dynasty, the Carnatic state and the British. The most prominent historical monuments in Tiruchirappalli include the Rockfort, the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam and the Jambukeswarar temple at Thiruvanaikaval. The archaeologically important town of Uraiyur, capital of the Early Cholas, is now a suburb of Tiruchirappalli. The city played a critical role in the Carnatic Wars (1746–1763) between the British and the French East India companies.


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