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Coimbatore is located in the state of Tamil Nadu. Also known as Kovai, Coimbatore is the second largest city in the state. It is a major commercial hub and is popularly called the "Manchester of South India". Geographically, the city is located at the foothills of the Nilgiri Hills and on the river bank of the river Noyyal, which flows through the western part of Tamil Nadu. Bordered on all sides by the Western Ghats, this city has a pleasant climate and peaceful atmosphere. It is not only an important manufacturing and textile centre of the country but is even listed among the fastest growing Indian cities.
Following are some of the basic demographic details about Coimbatore:
Coimbatore city attracts tourists from all over the state. The city is famous for its waterfalls, hill stations, forest areas, dams as well as a number of places of worship. A few of them located in and around the city are:
Some of the other tourist attractions in and around the city are as follows:
Surrounded by cotton fields, this city earns its main revenue from its large, medium as well as small sized textile industries. The other major driver of the economy is the engineering sector. Coimbatore also has a lot of poultry and hosiery industries. The city has even got a dedicated ground of 1,60,000 sq ft for trade fair named C. O. I. N. T. E. C. that was built in the year 1999. Apart from these, this is the state's second biggest software producer and houses the offices of numerous multinational software companies like Cognizant Technology Solutions (C. T. S.), Tata Consultancy Services (T. C. S.), I. B. M., Dell and many more.
Being a major industrial hub of India, Coimbatore is well connected to the rest of the country by the following modes of transport:
Airways: The nearest airport to the city is the Coimbatore International Airport, which is located at Peelamedu and is around 11 km away from Coimbatore. The airport not only connects Coimbatore to Indian cities such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai, but also to international destinations like Singapore and Sharjah. The city is also served by the air force base at Sulur which is just 23 km from Coimbatore.
Railways: The broad gauge lines connect the city with the rest of the state as well as the country. Coimbatore Junction is the main and nearest railway station, which connects Coimbatore to some of the major cities of the nation like Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Howrah, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Jaipur, Indore, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Jammu and Patna.
Roadways: The following three National Highways mentioned below help it connect to the different neighboring as well as distant areas:
Besides these, the seven important arterial roads running through the city enhance the road connectivity: