出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/25 12:25 UTC 版)
Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை; [ˈtɕennəj]), formerly known as Madras (Tamil: மெட்ராஸ் or மதறாஸ்; [mæˈdrəs]) or Madarasapatinam (மதராசப்பட்டினம்), is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the fifth most populous city in India, and also the world's 36th largest metropolitan area. Chennai had a population of 4.34 million in the 2001 census within the area administered by the Corporation of Chennai and an extended metropolitan population of 6.5 million. The urban agglomeration of metropolitan Chennai has an estimated population over 8.2 million people. According to an A.C. Nielsen survey, Chennai is regarded as one of the cleanest cities in India.