Madurai (, ) is a city and a
municipal corporation with a city population of 922.913 (2001) and an urban area population of 922,913(2001). It is situated on the banks of
River Vaigai in
Madurai district in the
Indian state of
Tamil Nadu. Madurai boasts of a cultural heritage that goes back 2500 years and has functioned as an important commercial center as early as 550 AD. Madurai was the capital city of the
Pandya kings of
South India. Madurai is the second largest city in Tamilnadu(only after Chennai). Today the city of Madurai is the administrative capital of Madurai district.
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