Tiruppur
Sign in to saveTiruppur or Tirupur ( ), is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of the Noyyal River in Western Tamil Nadu, it is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the administrative capital of Tiruppur district and is administered by the Tiruppur Municipal Corporation.
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Place details
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 963,173
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tiruppur
- Settlement.nicknames
- Knitwear capital, Textile city, Dollar city
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top, left to right: Noyyal River, Big bazaar street, Sukreeswarar Temple
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- திருப்பூர்
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Coimbatore district
- Area
- +159.6
- Elevation
- +294
- Capital of
- Tiruppur district
- Image
- Tiruppur sugrisvara temple7.jpg
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- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Administration and politics
- Economy
- Transport
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- Rail
- Air
- Public utility services
- Environmental issues
- Places of interest
- Notable people
- References
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Tiruppur or Tirupur ( ), is a city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of the Noyyal River in Western Tamil Nadu, it is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the administrative capital of Tiruppur district and is administered by the Tiruppur Municipal Corporation.
The region was ruled by the Cheras during the Sangam period between the 1st and the 4th centuries CE. It was under the rule of early Pandyas medieval Cholas, Later Cholas and the Vijayanagara Empire till the 15th century followed by the Nayaks who introduced the Palayakkarar system. In the later part of the 18th century, the it came under the Kingdom of Mysore and later the British Raj as a part of Madras Presidency. The region played a prominent role in the Poligar Wars.