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Iyyappanthangal | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Iyyappanthangal | |
| Coordinates: 13°02′17″N 80°08′06″E / 13.03796°N 80.13513°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Mangadu Municipality |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,066 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600 056 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 12 (RTO , Poonamallee) |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
Iyyappanthangal is a neighborhood to the west of Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. It comes under Mangadu Municipality of Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA), governed by CMDA. It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) away from Fort St George on the Mount-Poonamallee Road. The nearest railway stations are at Guindy (Chennai South Line) about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) away and Avadi (Chennai West Line) about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) away. The Porur Junction where a much-needed road overbridge on the busy Guindy–Poonamallee stretch was built after a very long delay of nearly five years is just about 2 km from Iyyapanthangal and the Poonamallee Junction is just about 6 km from the town.