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Madurai district | |
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.svg) Location in Tamil Nadu | |
 Madurai district | |
| Coordinates: 09°50′N 077°50′E / 9.833°N 77.833°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| Municipal Corporations | Madurai |
| Headquarters | Madurai |
| Taluks | Madurai North, Madurai South, Madurai East, Madurai West, Melur, Peraiyur, Tirumangalam, Thiruparankundram, Usilampatti, Vadipatti, Kalligudi |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Madurai District Collectorate |
| • District Collector | M. S. Sangeetha, I.A.S. |
| • Superintendent of Police | Dongare Pravin Umesh, I.P.S. |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,710 km2 (1,430 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,038,252 |
| • Rank | 4 |
| • Density | 812/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil and English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 625xxx |
| Telephone code | 0452 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-58, TN-59, TN-64[2] |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Largest city | Madurai |
| Sex ratio | ♂-50.5% / ♀-49.5% |
| Literacy | 81.5% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 1 |
| Assembly constituency | 10 |
| Website | www |
Madurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India.[1][3] The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai. Thiruparankundram is one of the major tourist place in the district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,038,252 with a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males. Aside from the city of Madurai, the larger towns are Melur, Vadipatti, Thirumangalam, Thirupparankundram, Peraiyur, and Usilampatti.[4] It is an important hub for various film shootings. Alanganallur is a popular spot in the district for Jallikattu, as are Palamedu and Avaniyapuram.
- ^ a b Madurai (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Registration Series Allotted to Regional Transport Offices" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu, State Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Madurai District, Government of Tamilnadu | Athens of the East | India". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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