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Tiruppur

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Also known as Thiruppur, Tirupur

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.

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Place details

Region
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Population
963,173
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Air quality

57US AQIModerate
PM2.5
15.4 µg/m³
PM10
18.6 µg/m³
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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
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India Tamil Nadu
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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
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Tiruppur
Settlement.government_type
Municipal Corporation
Settlement.governing_body
Tiruppur City Municipal Corporation
Settlement.leader_title1
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name1
N. Dinesh Kumar
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Administration and politics
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Road
  • Rail
  • Air
  • Public utility services
  • Environmental issues
  • Places of interest
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tiruppur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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