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Coimbatore is a municipal corporation administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation and is the administrative headquarters of Coimbatore district. Coimbatore was established as the capital of Coimbatore district in 1804 and in 1866, it was accorded municipality status.
Coimbatore is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1][2][3] It is a major commercial centre and an industrial hub of Tamil Nadu and is known as the Manchester of South India. [4] Early and medieval history. The Perur Pateeswarar Temple was built by Karikala Chola in the 2nd century CE. [citation needed]
Coimbatore (Tamil: கோயம்புத்தூர்), also known as Kovai (Tamil: கோவை), is the second largest city in the Tamil Nadu, after Chennai. It is the administrative headquarters of the Coimbatore District and a major textile and engineering hub of South India.
Culture of Coimbatore is based on the culture of the Kongu Nadu region and is distinctly unique. Being a cosmopolitan city, the culture of the city reflects its diverse population which has resulted in a unique blend.
As per the 1871 census, the first in India, Coimbatore had a population of 35,310 and was the tenth largest town in the Madras Presidency. Coimbatore was severely affected by the Great Famine of 1876-78 and the Famine of 1891-92.
A district of British India, in the presidency of Madras, between lat. 10° 14′ and 12° 19′ N., and lon. 76° 36′ and 78° 16′ E.; area, 8,099 sq. m.; pop. in 1871, 1,754,705. The district is enclosed on the north by the group of mountains bordering the table land of Mysore, and on the south by the Pulnai or Vurragiri mountains, and by ...
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6 days ago · Coimbatore, city, western Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India. It is located on the Noyil River, about 25 miles (40 km) west of Tiruppur, on the road between Chennai (Madras; northeast) and Kozhikode (Calicut; southwest), Kerala state. Coimbatore was long important for its command of the Palghat.
