City Municipal Corporations of Tamil Nadu

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City Municipal Corporations of Tamil Nadu are the local governing bodies of the cities in Tamil Nadu. There are 12 such Municipal corporations in this Indian state.Dindigul and thanjavur recently given the status of corporation.^[1]

List of municipal corporations

Corporation of tamilnadu	Date of Formation	Date of Upgrading to City Corporation	Administrative Zones	Number of wards	Zone	Number of wards in zone	Image
Chennai	December 30, 1687	December 30, 1687 (Originally setup as City Corporation)	15[2]	200[2]	Thiruvottiyur[2]	14
					Manali[2]	7
					Madhavaram[2]	12
					Tondiarpet[2]	15
					Royapuram[2]	15
					Thiru-Vi-Ka-Nagar[2]	15
					Ambattur[2]	15
					Annanagar[2]	15
					Teynampet[2]	18
					Kodambakkam[2]	16
					Valasaravakkam[2]	13
					Alandur[2]	12
					Adyar[2]	13
					Perungudi[2]	11
					Sholinganallur[2]ennore	9
Coimbatore	November 1, 1866	1981	5[3]	100[3]	North[3]	19
					East[3]	21
					South[3]	20
					West[3]	20
					Central[3]	20
Madurai	November 1, 1866	1971	4[4]	100[5]	North[4]	25
					East[4]	25
					West[4]	25
					South[4]	25
Tiruchirappalli	November 1, 1866	1994	4[6]	65[6]	Srirangam[6]	15[7]
					Ariyamangalam[6]	18[7]
					Ponmalai (Golden Rock)[6]	17[7]
					K.Abishekapuram[6]	15[7]
					Srirangam[6]	15 [6]
Salem	November 1, 1866	1994	4[8]	60[8]	Suramangalam[8]	15
					Hasthampatty [8]	15
					Ammapet[8]	15
					Kondalampatty [8]	15
Tirunelveli	November 1, 1866	1994	4[9]	55[10]	Thatchanallur[9]	8
					Palayamkottai[9]	15
					Melapalayam[9]	17
					Tirunelveli[9]	15
Tiruppur	December 1, 1947 (As a Panchayat union)	2010	4	60	North	15
					South	15
					East	15
					West	15
Erode	1872	2010	4[11]	60[11]	Surampatti	15[11]
					Kasipalayam(E)	15[11]
					Veerappan Chatram	15[11]
					Periya Semur	15[11]
Vellore	Not Known	2009	4	[12]60	Katpadi	15
					Vellore fort	15
					Sathuvachari	15
					Shenbakam	15
Thanjavur	Not Known	2013	4[13]	62[13]	North	15[13]
					South	15[13]
					East	18[14]
					West	14[14]
Dindigul	April 10,1866	2014	4[15]	51[15]	North	15[15]
					South	16[15]
					West	17[15]
					East	83[15]
					Nagal Nagar	19[15]

See also

• Municipal Corporations of India
• List of most populous metropolitan areas in India
• List of most populous cities in India

References

• Indian Census