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Erode
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Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. It is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative capital of Erode district and is administered by the Erode Municipal Corporation which was established in 2008.
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Erode is a city in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It serves as the capital of Erode district and is also located within Coimbatore district. The city has an area of 8.4 square kilometers and a population of 157,101. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 183 meters, with other sources citing 177 meters. Erode is situated in the UTC+05:30 time zone and uses the local dialing code 424.
The city’s official name is Erode, also written in Tamil as ஈரோடு. It is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Erode has a postal code of 638001 and an official website maintained by the corporation. The city is referenced by 597 other encyclopedia articles.
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Place details
- Locality
- Erode
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 521,891
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
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- Erode
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- Location in Tamil Nadu, India
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- Country
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- India
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- State
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- District
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- Tamil Nadu
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- Erode
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Corporation
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- Erode Municipal Corporation
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- S. Nagarathinam (DMK)
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- Metric
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- 109.52
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 175.3
- Settlement.elevation_ft
- 575.1
- Settlement.population_total
- 157,101
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|180px|Thinal Murugan Temple
See
thumb|280px|Vellode Birds Sanctuary
Do
Gobichetti palayam is a famous cinema shooting spot near to Erode.
Buy
Known for its name "Textile City" - Erode is famous for its Textile market where you can purchase textile products (Bedspreads, shirting and suiting....) for very low prices. Textile merchants from various parts of India converge here for Textile trading, especially in cotton materials. Erode is also famous for Turmeric (Manjal) which is a natural anti-septic powder.
Eat
thumb|280px|South Indian Meal In Erode you can find Parotta, Dosai, Idly etc. You will also be able to locate a lot of multi-cuisine restaurants in an around Erode. Both the vegetarian and the non-vegetarian people could have a tasty and tummy full food cheaper than other cities in Tamil Nadu.
Best Places: Vegetarian: Trichy Cafe - two hotels. One located near bus-stand and the other near Manikoondu. kongu parotta for its delicious parotta Non-Vegetarian: Kuppanna - famous for its biriyani. Located in multiple places. Recommended - The one near the bus-stand. Sri Ayyappa Vilas- famous for its mutton chops started in the year 1955. Chicken Pallipalayam is very special dish prepared by coconut and chicken.
Drink
Lot of bar available in and around erode city.
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Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
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- Notable people
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Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. It is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative capital of Erode district and is administered by the Erode Municipal Corporation which was established in 2008.
Erode formed part of the Kongu Nadu region ruled by the Cheras during the Sangam period between the 1st and the 4th centuries CE. The medieval Cholas conquered the region in the 10th century CE. The region was ruled by Vijayanagara Empire in the 15th century followed by the Nayaks who introduced the Polygar system. In the later part of the 18th century, the it came under the Kingdom of Mysore and following the Anglo-Mysore Wars, the British East India Company annexed it to the Madras Presidency in 1799. The region played a prominent role in the second Poligar War (1801) when it was the area of operations of Dheeran Chinnamalai.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Erode” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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