Kanchipuram district

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Kanchipuram district
District of Tamil Nadu
Waters of Chembarambakkam Lake Chennai limit
Kanchipuram district Location in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 12°49′N 79°43′E / 12.82°N 79.71°E / 12.82; 79.71
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Established	1 July 1997
Founded by	M. Karunanidhi
Headquarters	Kanchipuram
Taluks	Kancheepuram, Sriperumbudur, Uthiramerur, Walajabad, Kundrathur
Government
• District Collector	M. Aarthi I.A.S
Area
• Total	1,448 km2 (559 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,441,829
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	631 501
Telephone code	044
ISO 3166 code	?
Vehicle registration	TN-21, TN-87
Coastline	87.2 kilometres (54.2 mi)
Largest Metro	Kanchipuram
Sex ratio	M-50.6%/F-49.4% ♂/♀
Literacy	75.34%
Legislature type	elected
Legislature Strength	3
Lok Sabha constituency	Kancheepuram (SC), Sriperumbudur
Precipitation	1,213 millimetres (47.8 in)
Avg. summer temperature	36.6 °C (97.9 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	19.8 °C (67.6 °F)
Website	kancheepuram.nic.in

Kanchipuram district is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The area comprising the present day Kancheepuram district was earlier a part of Chingleput district. The original Chingleput district was split in 1997 into form the present day Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts.^[1]

On 18 July 2019, Chengalpattu district was carved out of Kanchipuram district, with suburbs from Chengalpet towards Chennai under the district headquarters in Chengalpet. The separation came into effect from 29 November which was done by former Chief Minister Mr. Edappadi K Palaniswami.^[2]