Srirangam Island is a river island

River Island

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 situated within the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, India

India

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. It is formed by the river Cauvery and the Kollidam, a tributary

Tributary

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 of the Cauvery. The island is 19 miles (30.6 km) in length and one and1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide. It is bounded by the Upper Anaicut

Upper Anaicut

The Upper Anaicut, also known as Mukkombu is a dam built on the Kaveri River in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India.Upper Anaicut or Mukkombu is about west of Trichy at a point where River Kollidam branches out from the main river, Cauvery. It is a lovely picnic spot skirting acres of...

 to the west and the Grand Anaicut to the east. The town of Srirangam

Srirangam

Srirangam , Old name is Vellithirumutha gramam and Tamil name is Thiruvarangam , is an island and a part of the city of Tiruchirapalli , in South India....

, a prominent Hindu

Hindu

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 Vaishnavite pilgrimage centre, is located at the centre of this island.

Most of the island forms part of the Srirangam zone of the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation

Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation

Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation is the municipal corporation which looks after the city administration of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It consists of a legislative and an executive body...

 and includes the suburbs of Srirangam

Srirangam

Srirangam , Old name is Vellithirumutha gramam and Tamil name is Thiruvarangam , is an island and a part of the city of Tiruchirapalli , in South India....

, Thiruvanaikaval

Thiruvanaikaval

Thiruvanaikaval is a famous Shiva temple in Tiruchirapalli , located in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple was built by Kocengannan , one of the Early Cholas, around 1,800 years ago...

, Srinivasa Nagar

Srinivasa Nagar, Tiruchirappalli

Srinivasa Nagar is a suburb of the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated on Srirangam Island and forms a part of the Srirangam zone of the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation....

 and Gitapuram

Gitapuram

Gitapuram is a neighbourhood in the Srirangam zone of the city of Tiruchirappalli. It is located within Srirangam Island....

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