Besides the city of Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu is divided into 29 administrative districts. Here they are, in alphabetical order:
District
Capital
Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Cuddalore
Cuddalore
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri
Dindigul
Dindigul
Erode
Erode
Kancheepuram
Kancheepuram
Kanniyakumari
Nagercoil
Karur
Karur
Krishnagiri
Krishnagiri
Madurai
Madurai
Nagappattinam
Nagappattinam
Namakkal
Namakkal
Nilagiri
Udhagamandalam
Perambalur
Perambalur
Pudukkottai
Pudukkottai
Ramanathapuram
Ramanathapuram
Salem
Salem
Sivagangai
Sivagangai
Thanjavur
Thanjavur
Theni
Theni
Thiruvallur
Thiruvallur
Thiruvarur
Thiruvarur
Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi
Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirapalli
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli
Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai
Vellore
Vellore
Villupuram
Villupuram
Virudhunagar
Virudhunagar
Comindia Attractions
Mysore Palace
The Mysore Palace, built is Indo-Saracenic style with domes turrets, arches and colonnades; the palace is a treasure house of exquisite carvings and works of art from all over the world.
This sanctuary is famous for its Nilgiri Tahr, an endangered animal. Actually this was set up especially for the preservation of this Nilgiri Tahr. Now the number of Tahrs has increased and they constitute the largest known.
Tirupati City is located in the southeastern part of Andhra Pradesh State. It lies about 152-km northwest of Chennai in the Palkonda Hills.Tirupati is known as the abode of the Hindu god Venkateshwara.
Kettuvallom (House Boat) is a country boat that was used in the early days for the transport of goods from the isolated interior villages to the towns with the advent of roads, bridges and ferry services.
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