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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
- Settlement.name
- Erode
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tamil Nadu, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Erode
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Erode Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- S. Nagarathinam (DMK)
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 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.
Go next
Male Mahadeshwara Betta Chamarajanagar Nanjangud Mysore Coimbatore
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Nederlands
Erode is een stad in de Indiase staat Tamil Nadu. De stad is gelegen in het gelijknamige district Erode, aan de rivier de Kaveri, en heeft 151.184 inwoners (2001). De agglomeratie heeft 391.169 inwoners.
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