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'''North Chennai''' is a geographic term used to refer to the northern part of [[Chennai]] city. Though its definition has varied with time and context, it is generally accepted among historians that North Chennai is used for the part of Chennai city situated north of the [[Coovum River]].<ref name="chennaip2">{{cite book|title=Chennai|page=2|first=Rina|last=Kamath|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=2000|isbn=9788125013785}}</ref> Encompassing the [[Fort St George]] and [[Georgetown, Chennai|Georgetown]] areas from which the city originated, North Chennai is generally considered an area of stagnant growth, but now it is developing that has already reached saturation as a real estate choice.<ref name="TOI_ChennaiHigh">{{cite news | agency = TNN | title = Chennai High: Where history beckons | location = Chennai | date = 27 August 2010 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-27/chennai/28292743_1_pillars-fort-st-george-madras | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130216064603/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-27/chennai/28292743_1_pillars-fort-st-george-madras | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 February 2013 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 14 Jan 2013}}</ref> The area is generally notorious for its thick population, narrow roads, poor infrastructure,<ref name="thehindu_20130902">{{cite news|title=North Chennai is still off the bandwagon|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/north-chennai-is-still-off-the-brandwagon/article5083125.ece|work=The Hindu|first=Zara|last=Khan}}</ref><ref name="muthiah">{{cite news|title=North Madras has a rich history|url=http://www.frontline.in/cover-story/north-madras-has-a-rich-history/article6328384.ece|work=The Hindu|date=5 September 2014}}</ref> and high incidence of crime.<ref name="TOI_ChennaiHigh" /><ref name="thehindu_20130211">{{cite news|title=Eyes all over crime wracked North Chennai|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/eyes-all-over-crimewracked-north-chennai/article4400873.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="thehindu_20140103">{{cite news|title=A brief history of Chennai's gangs|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-brief-history-of-chennais-gangs/article5531111.ece|work=The Hindu|date=3 January 2014}}</ref> This characterization is, however, limited to older neighbourhoods close to the sea coast as new areas to the west, like [[Kilpauk]], [[Anna Nagar]], [[Avadi]] and [[Ambattur]] have good standards of living and acquired desirability as residential areas.

Northwards of Georgetown, extends the Anglo-Indian settlement of [[Royapuram]] and the historical town of [[Thiruvottiyur]] beyond which North Madras gives way to a series of fishing hamlets or ''kuppams''{{which lang?|date=May 2021}}. The puzhal Lake located [[Red Hills, Chennai|Red Hills]] and famous central prison is developing highly. The port of [[Ennore]] located 16 kilometres supplements [[Chennai Port]] as a major entrepot for trading vessels. Northwards lie [[Minjur]], [[Ennore]] and [[Thiruvottiyur]]. Westwards lie the industrial suburbs of [[Padi, Chennai|Padi]], [[Ambattur]] [[Avadi]] and [[Thiruninravur]]. The head office will be at Tondiarpet, was comprise Tiruvottiyur, Tondiarpet, Madhavaram, Perambur and Purasawalkam taluks.

== History ==

North Chennai originated with the founding of an East India Company factory in the village of Madrasapatnam. The grant was confirmed on 22 August 1639 which is generally considered the date of the city's founding and celebrated as [[Madras Day]] and the signatories were Francis Day for the East India Company and Damera Venkata Nayaka a Padmanyaka Velama ruler for the [[Vijayanagar Empire]]. The construction of a small fort was started in 1640 and completed by 1652. This would, by the end of the 18th century, with significant alterations and expansions, become the Fort St George that we know today. Prior to the city's founding, fishing hamlets existed in the area.

Georgetown remained a fashionable residential area till the early 1900s when congestion and lack of cleanliness compelled people to look for areas further south. It was also Chennai's [[Central business district]] till the 1950s when it was supplanted by [[T. Nagar]].

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