Tiruvallur

Tiruvallur
Tiruvallur
திருவள்ளூர்
Tiruvallur (Indien)
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Staat: Indien
Bundesstaat: Tamil Nadu
Distrikt: Tiruvallur
Lage: 13° 9′ N, 79° 55′ O13.1579.91Koordinaten: 13° 9′ N, 79° 55′ O
Einwohner: 45.517 (2001[1])

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Tiruvallur (Tamil: திருவள்ளூர் Tiruvaḷḷūr [ˈtirɯʋaɭːuːɾ], auch: Thiruvallur, früher anglisiert Trivellore) ist eine Stadt im südindischen Bundesstaat Tamil Nadu. Sie liegt im Norden Tamil Nadus rund 40 Kilometer nordwestlich von Chennai, der Hauptstadt des Bundesstaats. Tiruvallur ist Verwaltungssitz des gleichnamigen Distrikts. Bei der Volkszählung 2001 wurden in Tiruvallur 45.517 Einwohner registriert.[2]

Tiruvallur gehört zu den 108 heiligen Orten des Vishnuismus. In der Stadt befinden sich vier große Tempel, von denen drei Vishnu und einer Shiva geweiht sind. Der wichtigste Tempel ist der Viraraghavaswami-Tempel.

Söhne und Töchter der Stadt

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Einzelnachweise

  1. Census of India 2001: Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order)
  2. Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional)

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