Tiruchirappalli (Tamil: திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி (tiruccirāppaḷḷi) (spelled Trichinopoly in the records of British India), also called Tiruchi or Trichy (Tamil: திருச்சி), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirapalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state. It is located almost at the geographic centre of the state.