Kanchipuram district
Kanchipuram District | |
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Waters of Chembarambakkam Lake Chennai limit | |
Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 12°49′N 79°43′E / 12.82°N 79.71°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Established | 1 July 1997 |
| Founded by | M. Karunanidhi |
| Headquarters | Kanchipuram |
| Taluks | Kancheepuram, Sriperumbudur, Uthiramerur, Walajabad, Kundrathur |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Kalaiselvi Mohan I.A.S |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,655.94 km2 (639.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,166,401 |
• Estimate (2020) | 2,468,391 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 631 501 |
| Telephone code | 044 |
| ISO 3166 code | ? |
| Vehicle registration | TN-21, TN-87 |
| Nominal GDP(2022-23) | ₹92,456.43 crore (US$11.76 billion) |
| Coastline | 87.2 kilometres (54.2 mi) |
| Largest Metro | Kanchipuram |
| Sex ratio | M-50.6%/F-49.4% ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 75.34% |
| Legislature type | elected |
| Legislature Strength | 3 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kancheepuram (SC), Sriperumbudur |
| Precipitation | 1,213 millimetres (47.8 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 19.8 °C (67.6 °F) |
| Website | kancheepuram |
Kanchipuram District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The area comprising the present day Kancheepuram district was earlier a part of Chingleput district. The original Chingleput district was split in 1997 into form the present day Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts.
On 18 July 2019, Chengalpattu district was carved out of Kanchipuram district, with suburbs from Chengalpet towards Chennai under the district headquarters in Chengalpet. The separation came into effect from 29 November which was done by former Chief Minister Mr. Edappadi K Palaniswami.