Chennai

General information about Chennai

Country: India
Region: Tamil Nādu
Population: 4,328,063 inhabitants (Last modified: 24/01/2012 )

Current local time in Chennai

Current Date:
Thursday 28 March 2024
Current Time:
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Time Zone: Asia/Kolkata
GMT/UTC: + 5.5  hours
DST: No time changes this year!


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: 13.08784
Longitude in decimal degrees: 80.27847
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 13° 5' 16" North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 80° 17' 42" East
Height above sea level: 14 m,   45.93 ft,   551.18 in
Geographical feature: P (Populated place type feature)
Feature designation code: P.PPLA (seat of a first-order administrative division)


*seat of a first-order administrative division - seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)