Coimbatore
Coimbatore City (Kovai) is Second largest city in Tamil Nadu and one of the top 10 fastest growing cities of India. Coimbatore is also a district capital.The total land area of Coimbatore is 23.5 square kilometers. Coimbatore district has a population of about 42.72 Lakhs (Census in 2011). The altitude is 411 meters above mean sea level. The clothing here is tropical and the season to visit the city is all through the year.
As the standards of education is very high, and the availability of engineering, arts & science, medical, nursing, law and other colleges made coimbatore a popular destination for studies among the neighboring states. And for this reason the state government of Tamil Nadu has chosen coimbatore as one of the major IT destinations in the state after chennai. Companies like CTS, Wipro and TCS have already started their operations here. The city also has some world class hospitals which attracts people form other parts of the world for cheap and quality treatment.
The people of various states line here and they speak Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English and Marathi. The STD code for Coimbatore is 0422. The city is situated on the banks of the River Noyyal. There are proper facilities of transportation through air (peelamedu airport), through bus and through rail (Coimbatore Junction and Podanur Junction).
Charming Coimbatore, also known as Korai had its first origins, the Irular tribes of Kovan who settled in Kongunadu during the early times. Then this place was conquered by the Cholas. There were other kings of various dynasties who ruled this part and finally the British reigns ruled this place and name it Coimbatore.
This is one of the top most industrial cities of Tamilnadu. Coimbatore has more than 40,000 small, medium and large scale industries which serves the engineering needs of major parts of the country. The black soil, good rains and water resources had made this place a major agricultural centre. Cotton is grown is bulk and this made Coimbatore a textile city. Today Coimbatore is known to be the Manchester of South India. This is also the Textile capital of South India. The other major industries are machinery, automobile spares, motors, electronics, and steel and aluminum foundries.