Madurai metropolitan area

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{{hatnote|Metropolitan area includes a city and its suburbs. For the city, visit Madurai.}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Madurai Metropolitan Area

| settlement_type = Metropolitan area

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| etymology =

| nickname = Athens of the East

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| government_type = Municipal Corporation

| governing_body = MCMC

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu

| seat_type =

| seat = Madurai

| parts_type = Districts

| parts = {{ubl| parts of Madurai District}}

| population_metro = 2,263,115 (2011 Census)

| population_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 1,254.93

| area_metro_km2 = 147.97

| area_footnotes =

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym = Maduraikaran

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| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

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| area_code_type = STD Code

| registration_plate = TN-58 (South), TN-59 (North) & TN-64 (Central)

| website = {{URL|https://maduraicorporation.co.in/}}

| official_name =

| other_name = Madurai Urban Agglomeration

| subdivision_type2 = Planning Authority

| subdivision_name2 = Madurai Urban Development Authority (MUDA)

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The Madurai Metropolitan Area, is the 17th largest metropolitan area in India and is the third largest metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu only next to Chennai, Coimbatore The Madurai Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Madurai and its suburbs in Madurai district.{{cite web|title=Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|work=Censusindia|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=18 October 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113152754/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|archive-date=13 November 2011}}{{cite web|title=Chennai 4th in urban agglomerations|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-4th-in-urban-agglomerations/article2670674.ece}}