Teynampet
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| neighbourhood | |
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| Coordinates: 13°02′37″N 80°15′08″E / 13.0437°N 80.2523°ECoordinates: 13°02′37″N 80°15′08″E / 13.0437°N 80.2523°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Zone | 7 |
| Ward | 113 |
| Government | |
| • Type | State |
| • Body | Tamilnadu Government |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 600 018 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-07 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chennai Central |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Thousand Lights |
Teynampet (Tamil: தேனாம்பேட்டை) is one of the busiest commercial localities in the city of Chennai, India.
Etymology
Teynampet is along Anna Salai, the arterial road of Chennai. Teynampet derives its name from Thennam' and pettai (Place of coconut trees) due to the coconut groves that once existed there.
Localities
Neighbouring localities include Alwarpet, T. Nagar, Nandanam, and Nungambakkam. Gopalapuram, Poes road, Poes garden, Seethamal Colony, Vellala Teynampet, Ellaiyamman colony are important residential areas in Teynampet. Poes Garden houses two of the most celebrated houses in Chennai; residence of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa and Cine actor Rajinikanth and also Tejhaskar's house.Gopalapuram area houses the residences of DMK Chief Mr. M Karunanidhi.
Teynampet also houses "Anna Arivalayam", which is the head office of the DMK party, and upscale hotels such as Hyatt Regency and Marriott Courtyard. The famous Diocesan Church and the Gemini Flyover are also in this region.
Education
Teynampet houses one of Chennai's famous arts and science women's college, the Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College (more commonly known as SIET). The other colleges in the vicinity of Teynampet is the Stella Maris College in Cathedral Road. The Schools in and around Teynampet are SIET Boys and Girls School, DAV Girls and D.A.V Boys School in Gopalapuram, Sri Sarada Matriculation School in Gopalapuram, National Public School (N.P.S) in Gopalapuram, Church Park Convent.
