On 18 July 2019, Chengalpattu district was carved out of Kanchipuram district, with suburbs from Chengalpet towards Chennai under the district headquarters in Chengalpet. It is bounded by Chengalpattu district in the East, Chennai district in the northeast, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts in the west and Thiruvallur district in the north.

Chengalpattu district came into existence on 29 November 2019 when it was carved out of Kanchipuram district after the announcement about the bifurcation of districts on 18 July 2019.

It is bounded by Chengalpattu district in the East, Chennai district in the northeast, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts in the west and Thiruvallur district in the north.

Most of the Greater Chennai City comes under this district, erstwhile under Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts.

Kancheepuram district is one of the districts in the northeast of the state of Tamil Nadu in India.

It is bounded by Chengalpattu district in the East, Chennai district in the northeast, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts in the west and Thiruvallur district in the north.

The district shares bordes with districts of Vellore on the west, Kanchipuram on the east, Tiruvannamalai on the south and Thiruvallur on the northeast.

It is bounded by Chengalpattu district in the East, Chennai district in the northeast, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts in the west and Thiruvallur district in the north. The original Chingleput district was split in the year 1997 to form the present day Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts.

It is bounded on the north by Andhra Pradesh state, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the southeast by Chennai district, on the south by Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts, on the northwest by Vellore and on the west by Ranipet district.The coastal region of the district is mostly flat and dreary; but in the other parts it is undulating and even hilly in some places.

It is bounded by Chengalpattu district in the East, Chennai district in the northeast, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts in the west and Thiruvallur district in the north.

The district shares borders with the districts Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu in the east, Villupuram in the south, Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri in the west and Vellore, Ranipet and Tirupattur in the north

Walajabad taluk is a taluk in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India.

Sriperumbudur taluk is a taluk of Kanchipuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Uthiramerur Taluk is a taluk in Kanchipuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Kancheepuram, the temple city, is the district headquarters.

It is the administrative headquarters of Kanchipuram District.

Kancheepuram taluk is a taluk of Kancheepuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Kancheepuram district is one of the districts in the northeast of the state of Tamil Nadu in India.

The separation came into effect from 29th of November which was done by Chief Minister Mr. Edappadi K Palaniswami.

The Palar river is the most important river running through the district.

Through most of the year it remains dry, attributed to the construction of dams across the river in Andhra Pradesh.

According to 2011 census, Kancheepuram district had a population of 3,998,252 with a sex-ratio of 986 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 23.71% and 1.03% of the population respectively.