About coimbatore

the Manchester of South India.

It is one of the fastest growing tier-II cities in India and a major textile, industrial, commercial, educational, information technology, healthcare and manufacturing hub of Tamil Nadu. It was the capital city of the historical Kongu Nadu and is often referred to as the Manchester of South India. The city is located on the banks of the Noyyal River surrounded by the Western Ghats and is administered by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation. Coimbatore is the 4th largest metropolis in South India and the administrative capital of Coimbatore district

History

The region around Coimbatore was ruled by Sangam Cheras and it served as the eastern entrance to the Palakkad Gap, the principal trade route between the west coast and Tamil Nadu

Geography

Coimbatore is situated in the west of Tamil Nadu, bordering Palakkad district of the state of Kerala. It is surrounded by the Western Ghats mountain range to the West and the North, with reserve forests and the (Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve) on the northern side Governemnt Website

Culture

Coimbatore and its people have a reputation for entrepreneurship.Though it is generally considered a traditional city, Coimbatore is more diverse and cosmopolitan than other cities in Tamil Nadu.[60][104] The city conducts its own music festival every year.

Cusine

Coimbatore cuisine is predominantly south Indian with rice as its base. However, the population of Coimbatore is multi-cultural due to the influx of migrant population from various regions of the country.

City Administration

Coimbatore is a Municipal corporation as well as the headquarters of the Coimbatore District

Holy Places

give the famous temple, Perur Pateeswarar Temple

Hotel

The brand Vivanta was born as a part of Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces' (also known as The Indian Hotels Company Limited) brand architecture exercise. With this the brand rolled over 19 of its hotels to the new brand.

Hospital

thers are many hospitals like ganga ,psg govt hospitalsThe size of the Coimbatore health care industry has been estimated as INR1500 Crore (150 million) in 2010 There are nearly 750 hospitals in and around Coimbatore with a capacity of 5000 beds The first health care centre in the city was started in 1909

Economy

With more than 25,000 small, medium and large industries, the city's primary industries are engineering and textiles. Coimbatore is called the "Manchester of South India" due to its extensive textile industry, fed by the surrounding cotton fields.An insignificant little town prone to droughts and earthquakes till the early years of the 20th century, Coimbatore region experienced a textile boom in the 1920s and 1930s.[29] Though, Robert Stanes had established Coimbatore's first textile mills as early as the late 19th century, it was during this period that Coimbatore emerged as a prominent industrial centre.

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