List of districts in Tamil Nadu

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No. District Code Headquarters Established Formed from Area (km2) Population (2011 Census) Population density (2011 Census) (/km2) Taluks Map
1. Ariyalur AR Ariyalur 23 November 2007 Perambalur district 1,949.31 754,894[1] 387 100px
2. Chennai CH [2] 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 426 4,646,732[3] 26105 100px
3. Coimbatore CO Coimbatore 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 4,723[4] 3,458,045[5] 732 100px
4. Cuddalore CU Cuddalore 30 September 1993 South Arcot district 3,678 2,605,914[7] 709 100px
5. Dharmapuri DH Dharmapuri 2 October 1965 Salem district 4,497.77 1,506,843[8] 335 100px
6. Dindigul DI Dindigul 15 September 1985 Madurai district 6,266.64 2,159,775[9] 345 100px
7. Erode ER Erode 31 August 1979 Coimbatore district 8161.91 2,251,744[11] 394 Erode in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
8. Kanchipuram KC Kanchipuram 1 July 1997 Chengalpattu district 4,393 3,998,252[12] 910 100px
9. Kanniyakumari KK Nagercoil 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts (added from Kerala in exchange for Palakkad) 1,672 1,870,374[13] 1119 100px
10. Karur KR Karur 30 September 1995 Tiruchirappalli district 2,895.57 1,064,493[14] 368 100px
11. Krishnagiri KR Krishnagiri 9 February 2004 Dharmapuri district 5,143 1,879,809[15] 366 Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
12. Madurai MA Madurai 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 3,741.73 3,038,252[16] 812 File:Madurai in Tamil Nadu (India).svg
13. Nagapattinam NG Nagapattinam 18 October 1991 Thanjavur district 2,715.83 1,616,450[17] 595 100px
14. Namakkal NM Namakkal 1 January 1997 Salem district 3363 1,726,601[18] 513 100px
15. The Nilgiris NI Ooty 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 2,452.5 735,394[19] 300 100px
16. Perambalur PE Perambalur 30 September 1995 Tiruchirappalli district 1,757 565,223[20] 322 100px
17. Pudukkottai PU Pudukottai 14 January 1974 Tiruchirappalli district 4,663 1,618,345[21] 347 100px
18. Ramanathapuram RA Ramanathapuram 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 4,089.57 1,353,445[22] 331 100px
19. Salem SA Salem 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts ( India's first district to formed in 1916 ) 5,205 3,482,056[23] 669 100px
20. Sivaganga SI Sivaganga 15 March 1985 Madurai district and Ramanathapuram district 4,086 1,339,101[24] 328 100px
21. Thanjavur TJ Thanjavur 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 3,396.57 2,405,890[25] 708 100px
22. Theni TH Theni 25 July 1996 Madurai district 3,066 1,245,899[27] 406 100px
23. Thoothukudi TK Thoothukudi 20 October 1986 Tirunelveli district 4,621 1,750,176[28] 379 100px
24. Tiruchirappalli TC Tiruchirappalli 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 4,407 2,722,290[29] 618 100px
25. Tirunelveli TI Tirunelveli 1 November 1956 One of the original 13 districts 6,810 3,077,233[30] 452 100px
26. Tiruppur TP Tiruppur 22 February 2009 Coimbatore district and Erode district 5,186.34 2,479,052[31] 478 100px
27. Tiruvallur TL Tiruvallur 1 July 1997 Chengalpattu district 3,424 3,728,104[32] 1089 100px
28. Tiruvannamalai TV Tiruvannamalai 30 September 1989 North Arcot district 6,191 2,464,875[33] 398 100px
29. Tiruvarur TR Thiruvarur 18 October 1991 Thanjavur district 2,161 1,264,277[34] 585 100px
30. Vellore VE Vellore 30 September 1989 North Arcot district 6,077 3,936,331[35] 648 100px
31. Viluppuram VL Viluppuram 30 September 1993 South Arcot district 7,217 3,458,873[36] 479 100px
32. Virudhunagar VR Virudhunagar 15 March 1985 Madurai district and Ramanathapuram district 4,288 1,942,288[37] 453 100px

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Reference

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  2. The district of Chennai is a city district implying that it does not have any headquarters.
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