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Coimbatore
is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu. As it is exposed to the Palghat gap of
Western
 Ghats it enjoys a salubrious climate, this has attracted a large number
of textile mills to this region. For the same reason the city is called 'poor
man's Ooty'.
There are more than 25,000 small, medium, large and tiny industries and textile
mills. No wonder it is rightly called the Manchester of South India. Coimbatore
is also famous for the manufacture of motor pump sets and varied engineering
goods, due to which it has earned the title " Detroit of the South".
Coimbatore, the entrepreneur's dream, remains a city where age-old customs
survive, where family bonds are strong and where fusion of tradition and
modernity remain the secret of the city's success.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Temperature (°C): Summer Max. 39.4, Min. 23.3,
Winter Max. 32.8, Min 20.7
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Best Season: October to March
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STD Code: 0422
HOW TO GET THERE?
Air: Coimbatore is connected by Indian Airlines daily services with Chennai, Bangalore & Bombay. East West Airlines also connects Coimbatore to Bombay.
Rail: Coimbatore is connected by rail with all important places in South India.
Road: Coimbatore is connected by road with Bangalore 363 kms, Chennai 526 kms, Madurai 226 kms, Palani 105 kms, Trichy 203 kms, Udhagamandalam ( Ooty or Ootaacamund ) 89 kms, Yercaud 190 kms
What to see
- Perur Temple (7 kms)
- Marudhamalai Temple (12 kms)
- Agricultural University (5 kms)
- V.O.C.Park (10 kms)
- Forest College (3.5 kms)
- G.D.Naidu Industrial Exhibition
- Glass Forest Museum
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Excursions
- Anamalais Wildlife Sanctuary/Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary- 90 kms
- Top Slip- 37 kms
- Bhavani 102 kms
- Bhavani Sagar Dam- 80 kms
- Chennimalai- 80 kms
- Coonoor- 70 kms
- Kodumudi- 105 kms
- Kotagiri- 118 kms
- Palani- 105 kms
- Udhagamandalam/Ooty- 89 kms
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