Tenkasi district
Tenkasi District | |
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Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Largest City | Tenkasi |
| Municipality | Tenkasi |
| Established | 22 November 2019 |
| Founded by | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Seat | Tenkasi |
| Talukas | Kadayanallur Tenkasi Sankarankovil Shenkottai Sivagiri Veerakeralamputhur Alangulam Tiruvengadam |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | Tenkasi District Collectorate |
| • Collector | A. K. Kamal Kishore, I.A.S. |
| • Superintendent of Police | E. T. Samson, I.P.S. |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,916.13 km2 (1,125.92 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,440,795 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | TN76 (Thenkasi region), TN79 (Sankarankoil region) |
| Website | tenkasi |
Tenkasi (Tamil: [t̪eŋɡaːsi]) is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, separated from Tirunelveli district on 22 November 2019. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its creation on 18 July 2019. The district headquarters is at Tenkasi.