Rajapalayam
Sign in to saveRajapalayam () is a City in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the largest municipality and the largest city in the Virudhunagar district. Rajapalayam is located on the Madurai to Kollam National Highway at a distance of 562 km south of the state capital Chennai at the foothills of Western Ghats. The economy is primarily industrial with several mills for spinning and weaving. The city is known for its mangoes and the Rajapalayam breed of dogs.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rajapalayam
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 130,442
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rajapalayam
- Settlement.nickname
- Cotton City
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- SE View Rajapalayam South Tamil Nadu Aug24 A7CR 02018.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Rajapalayam from the southeast
- Settlement.image_caption
- Rajapalayam from the southeast
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Rajapalayam (Tamil Nadu)
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Virudhunagar district
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Revenue Division
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Taluk
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Rajapalayam
- Settlement.government_type
- Special Grade Municipality
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Virudhunagar district
- Area
- 68
- Elevation
- 220
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Official website
- www.rajapalayam360.in
- Image
- SE View Rajapalayam South Tamil Nadu Aug24 A7CR 02018.jpg
- Dialing code
- 4563
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- postal code
- 626117
- Commons category
- Rajapalayam
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Climate
- Demographics
- Geography
- Industries
- Transportation
- By Land
- Road
- Bus
- Rail
- By Air
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Rajapalayam () is a City in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the largest municipality and the largest city in the Virudhunagar district. Rajapalayam is located on the Madurai to Kollam National Highway at a distance of 562 km south of the state capital Chennai at the foothills of Western Ghats. The economy is primarily industrial with several mills for spinning and weaving. The city is known for its mangoes and the Rajapalayam breed of dogs.
== Climate == The climate of the region is of the semi-arid tropical monsoon type. The average temperature range is 20 °C to 37 °C.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rajapalayam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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