Coimbatore

Also known as Kovai, Cotton City, Koyambuthur, Koyampuththur

Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is a metropolitan city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. It is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai in terms of population and the 16th largest urban agglomeration in India as per the census 2011. It is the administrative capital of Coimbatore District and is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation which was established in 1981.

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Coimbatore is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located along the Noyyal River and nestled near the Western Ghats mountains. It serves as an important administrative center for its district and ranks among India's largest urban areas by population.

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Place details

Locality: Coimbatore
Region: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Population: 2,136,916

Travel guide

Understand

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Coimbatore, also known as Kovai is known for its various industries, engineering goods, textile mills, educational institutions, health care facilities, pleasant weather, friendly culture and hospitality. There are significant minorities of North and West Indian origin in the city, making it cosmopolitan. The people are friendly and courteous.

Coimbatore is an orthodox city. It has developed in terms of wealth, but the general populace is still down to earth. People here don't have a flashy lifestyle. Most of all the Coimbatoreans are known for the respect displayed in language towards everyone.

The city has pleasant, moderate weather throughout the year, with the exception of summer, and so, is similar to a resort town. It is an information-technology hub with new initiatives from the state government.

Get in

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The city has six major arterial roads and three National Highways, NH-47 (Kanyakumari–Salem), NH-67 (Nagapattinam–Ooty) and NH-209 (Bangalore–Dindigul) passing through the city. The city has a civil airport at Peelamedu and an Air Force base at Sulur. Broad-gauge trains connect it to all parts of India. A bypass tollway was built to avoid unnecessary traffic into the city.

Get around

Coimbatore has a network of public transport consisting of bus, autos, app taxi and app bikes Bus: Coimbatore has a well network of intra city busses originating from Gandhipuram bus stand and Singanallur Bus Station Auto: Autos are readily available. However there are no fixed rates, so do fix the price before boarding. The prices are subject to bargaining App Taxi & Bike: Red Taxis and Rapido Bikes are readily available

See

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Do

There are three good water theme parks. The entry fees are ₹800 to 1000 for adults, while children get a discount of ₹100-300 per head.

Buy

ATMs are available throughout the city, with most concentrated in the commercial areas like R.S.Puram, Trichy Road and Avanashi Road.

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Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Administration and politics
Economy
Culture
Language
Ethnicity and religion
Cuisine
Arts
Transport
Air
Rail
Metro rail
Road
Bus
Education
Utility services
Media
Telecommunication
Healthcare
Sports and recreation
City based teams
Recreation
Environmental issues
Notable people
Sister cities
See also
Notes
References
External links

The region around Coimbatore was ruled by the Cheras during the Sangam period between the 1st and the 4th centuries CE and it served as the eastern entrance to the Palakkad Gap, the principal trade route between the west coast and Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore was located along the ancient trade route Rajakesari Peruvazhi that extended from Muziris to Arikamedu in South India. The medieval Cholas conquered the Kongu Nadu in the 10th century CE. The region was ruled by Vijayanagara Empire in the 15th century followed by the Nayaks who introduced the Palayakkarar system under which Kongu Nadu region was divided into 24 Palayams. In the later part of the 18th century, the Coimbatore region came under the Kingdom of Mysore and following the defeat of Tipu Sultan in the Anglo-Mysore Wars, the British East India Company annexed Coimbatore to the Madras Presidency in 1799. The Coimbatore region played a prominent role in the Second Poligar War (1801) when it was the area of operations of Dheeran Chinnamalai.