Coimbatore - Industrial Center of Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore is a growing industrial city located in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. One of the largest cities in the state,
Coimbatore is a hub for the textile manufacturing, coffee processing, and leather tanning industries in southern India. The city is situated on the slopes of the Nilgiri Hills above the Noyyal River, and blessed with a relatively cool climate.
Coimbatore, as well as being a major transportation and commercial center in the western part of Tamil Nadu, is also the travel hub for a number of religious shrines like Perur and Tiruppur and also hill stations in the Nilgiri Hills like Ooty. The
tea plantations of Valparai as well as the
Eravikulam and
Indira Gandhi National Parks are also nearby. Coimbatore is also known as Kovai.
History of Coimbatore
The name of Coimbatore comes from the name of a local deity
Koniyamman, later anglicised by the British rulers of India. Ruled by a series of empires and dynasties, including the Cholas and Cheras of Tamil Nadu as well as the Hoysalas of Karnataka, Coimbatore was relatively insignificant until the 19th century when the British occupied India. Coimbatore played an important role in the
Poligar War between the
palayakkarars of Madurai and the British occupiers between 1799 and 1802 which the British eventually triumphed in.
The British helped establish the textile manufacturing industry in Coimbatore which flourishes even today and is the source of the city's economic prowess. The cotton fields in the surrounding areas help feed the textile mills in Coimbatore and have helped the region grow in affluence since India's independence.
