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[[File:Tiruchchirappalli.png|thumb|right|350px|Map of [[Tiruchirappalli]]]]

'''Tiruchirappalli''' ({{Lang-ta|தி௫ச்சிராப்பள்ளி}} (''tiruccirāppaḷḷi'') {{audio|Tiruchirapalli.ogg|pronunciation}} (spelled '''Trichinopoly''' in the records of [[British India]]), also called '''Tiruchi''' or '''Trichy''' ({{Lang-ta|தி௫ச்சி}}), is a [[city]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]] and the administrative headquarters of [[Tiruchirapalli District]]. It is the fourth largest [[municipal corporation]] in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest [[urban agglomeration]] in the state. It is located almost at the geographic centre of the state.

== Location ==

Tiruchirappali is located at {{Coord|10.8050|N|78.6856|E|}}. The city is at a distance of {{Convert|325|km}} south-west of [[Chennai]]<ref name="frommersindiap350">{{cite book|title=Frommer's India|pages=350|authors=Pippa de Bruyn, Keith Bain, David Allardice|id={{ISBN|0-470-55610-2}}, {{ISBN|978-0-470-55610-8}}|publisher=Frommer's|year=2010}}</ref> and {{Convert|402|km}} north of [[Kanniyakumari]] on the National Highway [[National Highway 45 (India)|NH 45]] and {{Convert|200|km}} south-east of [[Coimbatore]]<ref name="footprintp128" /> and {{Convert|128|km}} west from the [[Bay of Bengal]] coast,<ref name="1971censusp5">{{cite book|title=Census of India, 1971: Tamil Nadu|pages=5|publisher=Manager of Publications|year=1979}}</ref> The city of Madurai is situated {{Convert|161|km}} south of Tiruchirappalli.<ref name="footprintp128">[[#Footprint South India|Footprint South India]], Pg 128</ref>

== Topology ==

The topology of Tiruchirappalli is almost flat with a few isolated hillocks rising above the surface, the highest of which is the ''[[Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort|Rockfort]]''. The average elevation is {{convert|289|ft|m}}.<ref name="weatherbase">{{cite web|title=Weather data for Tiruchchirappalli, India|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=44334&refer=|publisher=Canty and Associates LLC}}</ref> The city spread over an area of {{Convert|146.7|km2}} is situated on the plains between the [[Shevaroy Hills]] to the north and the [[Palni Hills]] to the south and south-west.<ref name="abramp489">[[#Abram|Abram]], Pg 489</ref> The city is situated at the head of the [[Cauvery Delta]]<ref name="britannicap162">{{cite book|title=Students' Britannica India: M to S : (Miraj to Shastri)., Volume 4|pages=162|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2000|id={{ISBN|0-85229-760-2}}, {{ISBN|978-0-85229-760-5}}}}</ref> which commences {{Convert|16|km}} west of Tiruchirappalli<ref name="insecthormonesp317">{{cite book|title=INSECT HARMONES|author=Pradeep Sharma|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|year=2000|isbn=978-81-8356-290-4|page=317}}</ref> where the Cauvery River branches into two streams forming the island of Srirangam.<ref name="moorep61">[[#Moore|Moore]], Pg 61</ref>

A belt of cretaceous rock known as the [[Trichinopoly Group]] lies to the north of the city. It commences from the banks of the [[Kaveri River]] and extends northwards gradually thinning before joining another belt of cretaceous rock known as the [[Ariyalur Group]].<ref name="geology">{{cite book|title=Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India|pages=107–140|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jLIEAAAAQAAJ|year=1865|publisher=Oxford University|chapter=Trichinopoly Group}}</ref> Both the northern and southern corners of the Trichinopoly Group rests on a layer of [[gneiss]].<ref name="geology" />

== Divisions ==

The city is divided into three parts: The [[Cantonment]] area to the south, the temples to the north and the bazaar in the center of the city.<ref name="lonelyplanetp411">[[#Lonely Planet|Lonely Planet]], pp 411</ref> Most of Tiruchirapalli's hotels and government and post offices are situated in the cantonment while most of Tiruchirapalli's temples are located in the north.<ref name="lonelyplanetp411" /> The Rockfort and its temple are situated in the centre of the city and surrounded by a [[bazaar]].<ref name="lonelyplanetp411" />

The earliest political divisions of the city were into the Cantonment and the city. The Cantonment was situated one and a half miles to the south of the city and was bounded by [[Uraiyur]] to the north and [[Tennur]], [[Yeddatharavu]] and [[Beemanaickenpalaiyam]] to the south. As of 1866, the town had a population of 57,177 while the Cantonment had a population of 19,375. Currently, Tiruchirappalli is divided into four administrative zones: Srirangam, Ariyamangalam, Golden Rock and Abhishekapuram, which are further sub-divided into 60 wards.

The city along with suburban areas such as [[Pappankurichi]], [[Thiruverumbur]], [[Koothappar]], [[Krishnasamudram]], [[Thuvakudi]], [[Navalpattu]], [[Manachanallur]] and [[Bikshandarkoil]] form the [[urban agglomeration]] of Tiruchirappalli.<ref>{{cite web|title=CONSTITUENTS OF URBAN AGGLOMERATIONS HAVING POPULATION 1 LAKH & ABOVE, CENSUS 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf|work=Census India|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=16 December 2011}}</ref>

== Climate==

During the summer months of March to May, Tiruchirappalli is extremely hot and dry during daytime.<ref name="moorep88">[[#Moore|Moore]], Pg 88</ref> However, the evenings are rendered cool by cold winds that blow from the south-east.<ref name="moorep88" /> It is quite sultry during September and October but cool and pleasant from November to February.<ref name="moorep88" /> According to a popular saying, the climate of Tiruchirappalli is "eight months hot and four hotter."<ref name="moorep88" /> The city receives an average annual rainfall of {{Convert|83|cm}}

== Civic amenities ==

The city gets its drinking water supply from five headworks on the Cauvery River and 1,470 bore wells linked to 60 service [[reservoirs]] in and around the city.<ref name="wateraid" /> There are a total of 286 [[slums]] in Tiruchirappalli with a population of about 162,000.<ref name="wateraid">{{cite book|title=Tiruchirappalli shows the way|publisher=Wateraid India|year=2008|url=http://www.wateraid.org/documents/plugin_documents/tiruchirappalli_shows_the_way.pdf|pages=4}}</ref>

== Notes ==

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