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Tiruvarur district formed

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Tiruvarur district formed
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Tiruvarur district was formed out of Nagapattinam district, with Valangaiman taluk added from Thanjavur.

Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam had been part of the composite Thanjavur district until 1991. In January 1997 the present Tiruvarur district was formed by bifurcating Nagapattinam district and adding Valangaiman taluk of Thanjavur district. Tiruvarur town, known for the Thyagaraja temple and its large temple car, became the headquarters. The district lies in the heart of the Cauvery delta rice belt.

Related events

  1. 1991

    1. 19 Oct 1991NagapattinamGovernance

      Nagapattinam district carved out of Thanjavur

      On 19 October 1991, Nagapattinam district was created by splitting the composite Thanjavur district in two.

  2. 1994

    1. 1994TiruchirappalliGovernance

      Tiruchirappalli becomes a municipal corporation

      Tiruchirappalli was made a municipal corporation by merging the Srirangam and Golden Rock municipalities.

  3. 1995

    1. 1 Jan 1995PerambalurGovernance

      Perambalur district carved out of Tiruchirappalli

      The composite Tiruchirappalli district was split, forming Perambalur district on 1 January 1995.

  4. 1996

    1. 7 Jul 1996TheniGovernance

      Theni district carved out of Madurai

      A government order of 7 July 1996 split Madurai district to form Theni district.

  5. 1997

    1. 1997KanchipuramGovernance

      Chengalpattu district split into Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur

      The old Chingleput district was divided into Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts in 1997.

    2. 1 Jan 1997NamakkalGovernance

      Namakkal district begins functioning

      Split from Salem district in July 1996, Namakkal district began operating on its own from 1 January 1997.

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