Coonoor
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- Settlement.other_name
- Kunnur
- Settlement.name
- Coonoor
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Hill Station
- Settlement.image_skyline
- CoonoorPanorama.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The view of Coonoor from Grey's Hill.
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- India Tamil Nadu
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- right
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- Location in Tamil Nadu, India
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Nilgiris
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- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Coonoor Municipality
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- 1850
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- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Administration and politics
- Tourism
- Transport
- Railway station
- Notable events
- Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash, 2021
- See also
- References
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Coonoor or Kunnur (), is a taluk and a municipal town of the Nilgiris District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494. The town, located in the Nilgiri plateau, is at the head of the Coonoor Ghat, the principal pass connecting the Nilgiris to the plains. It is 363 miles (584 km) by rail from Chennai and 12 miles (19 km) from Ooty. The town is built within the picturesque Jackatalla valley (Jagathala), surrounded by wooded hills.
== History == left|thumb|120px|"1 MILE FROM THE BUNGALOW" historic milestone below Coonoor Since the time of British rule, Coonoor has served as the terminus of the Nilgiri branch of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways (formerly under the Madras South-Western Railway). In its early years, the town featured a sub-magistrate's court, a hospital, three churches, several schools, a library, as well as various shops and hotels catering to Europeans. Surrounded by tea and coffee estates, Coonoor is one of the principal hill stations of then Madras Presidency, second only to Ooty in natural advantages. The European settlement was located on the upper plateau, while the native quarter was situated on the lower slopes of the valley.