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{{Short description|City in Tamil Nadu, India}} | |||
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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name | | name = Coimbatore | ||
| native_name | | native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --> | ||
| other_name | | other_name = Kovai, Covai (shortened) <!-- Please do not add any Indic script here either--> | ||
| settlement_type | | settlement_type = [[Metropolis]]<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://www.cpcb.nic.in/EnvironmetalPlanning/ground/Chapter3.pdf|title=Chapter 3, Little Village of India|access-date=9 December 2017|publisher=Central Pollution Control Board, Govt of India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210838/http://www.cpcb.nic.in/EnvironmetalPlanning/ground/Chapter3.pdf|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
| image_seal | | image_seal = | ||
| image_skyline | | image_skyline = {{multiple image | ||
| border = infobox | |||
| total_width = 300 | |||
| image_style = | |||
| perrow = 1/2/2/2/1 | |||
| caption_align = center | |||
| | | image1 = CHIL SEZ.jpg | ||
| | | caption1 = Central Business District of Coimbatore | ||
| | | image2 = Domestic terminal at CJB.JPG | ||
| | | caption2 = [[Coimbatore International Airport]] | ||
| | | image3 = Maruthamalai Rajagopuram 1.jpg | ||
| | | caption3 = [[Marudhamalai (temple)|Maruthamalai Murugan Temple]] | ||
| | | image4 = PERUR_PATTEESHWARAR_TEMPLE.jpg | ||
| | | caption4 = [[Perur Pateeswarar Temple, Coimbatore|Perur Pateeswarar Temple]] | ||
| | | image5 = Coimbatore Medical College Hospital India 201.jpg | ||
| | | caption5 = [[Coimbatore Medical College]] | ||
| image6 = Town_Hall_Coimbatore.jpg | |||
| caption6 = [[Victoria Town Hall, Coimbatore|Victoria Town Hall]] | |||
| image7 = Tidel park Coimbatore1.JPG | |||
| caption7 = [[TIDEL Park Coimbatore]] | |||
| image8 = Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, coimbatore.jpg | |||
| caption8 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Coimbatore)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
| nickname = Kovai, Manchester of South India | |||
| map_alt = A map showing location of Coimbatore in India | |||
| nickname | | map_caption = Location of Coimbatore in India | ||
| map_alt | | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India | ||
| map_caption | | pushpin_label_position = | ||
| pushpin_map | | pushpin_map_alt = | ||
| pushpin_label_position | | pushpin_map_caption = Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | ||
| pushpin_map_alt | | coordinates = {{coord|11|01|00.5|N|76|57|20.9|E|display=inline,title}} | ||
| pushpin_map_caption | | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | ||
| coordinates | | subdivision_name = {{IND}} | ||
| subdivision_type | | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | ||
| subdivision_name | | subdivision_type2 = | ||
| subdivision_type1 | | subdivision_type3 = [[District]] | ||
| subdivision_type2 | | subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]] | ||
| subdivision_type3 | | subdivision_name2 = | ||
| subdivision_name1 | | subdivision_name3 = [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 | | established_title = | ||
| subdivision_name3 | | established_date = | ||
| established_title | | founder = | ||
| established_date | | named_for = | ||
| founder | | government_type = [[Municipal Corporation]] | ||
| named_for | | governing_body = [[Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation|CCMC]] | ||
| government_type | | leader_title1 = [[Mayor of Coimbatore|Mayor]] | ||
| governing_body | | leader_name1 = A.Kalpana, [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] | ||
| leader_title1 | | unit_pref = Metric | ||
| leader_name1 | | area_total_km2 = 246.75 | ||
| unit_pref | | area_metro_km2 = 799.47 | ||
| area_total_km2 | | area_rank = 2 | ||
| area_metro_km2 | | elevation_m = 427 | ||
| area_rank | | population_total = 1,584,719<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coimbatore City Population 2011 Census|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3331_PART_B_DCHB_COIMBATORE.pdf}}</ref> | ||
| elevation_m | | population_as_of = 2011 | ||
| population_total | | population_rank = [[List of most populous cities in India|24th]] | ||
| population_as_of | | population_metro = 2,136,916<ref name="CP" /> | ||
| population_rank | | population_blank1_title = Metro rank | ||
| population_metro | | population_blank1 = [[List of million-plus agglomerations in India|16th]] | ||
| population_blank1_title | | population_demonym = Coimbatore | ||
| population_blank1 | | demographics_type1 = Languages | ||
| population_demonym | | demographics1_title1 = Official | ||
| demographics_type1 | | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | ||
| demographics1_title1 | | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | ||
| timezone1 | | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | ||
| utc_offset1 | | postal_code = 641XXX | ||
| postal_code_type | | area_code = [[Telephone numbers in India|+91-0422]] | ||
| postal_code | | area_code_type = STD Code | ||
| area_code | | registration_plate = TN 37 (South), TN 38 (North), TN 66 (Central), TN 99 (West), TN 37Z (Sulur) | ||
| area_code_type | | website = {{URL|https://www.ccmc.gov.in/}} | ||
| registration_plate | | footnotes = Area Note 1: The pre-expansion area of city limits was 105.6 sq.km. The 2010 expansion order added 12 local bodies and increased the total area to 265.36 sq.km. In 2011, three of the local bodies [[Vellalore]] (16.64 sq.km), [[Chinniampalayam]] (9.27 sq.km) and [[Perur]] (6.40 sq.km) were dropped from the expansion and [[Vellakinar]] (9.20 sq.km) and Chinnavedampatti (4.5 sq.km) were added. The area post expansion is 246.75 sq.km.<ref name=exp2 /><ref name=go1 /><ref name=exp1>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/14/stories/2011021463070500.htm |title=Coimbatore set for expansive development |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=14 February 2011 |access-date=31 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216074348/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/14/stories/2011021463070500.htm |archive-date=16 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://moud.gov.in/report14|title=Area, Population and Density of Cities and Towns of India – 2001|publisher=Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310215407/http://moud.gov.in/report14|archive-date=10 March 2016}}</ref><br /><br /> | ||
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Population Note 1: The population as per official census 2011 calculated basis pre-expansion city limits was 1,050,721.<ref name=2011city /> The population was 930,882 as per 2001 census.<ref name=go1 /> After the 2010 Government Order, the population became 1,262,122.<ref name=go1 /> After the changes mentioned in the previous note were made, the 2001 population figure was 1,250,446.<ref name=exp2 /><ref name="pca2001" /> The 2011 census data for the urban agglomeration is available and has been provided.<ref name="2011city" /> The population including the new city limits was provided by Government of India for the smart city challenge as 1,601,438.<ref name="Smart" /> | Population Note 1: The population as per official census 2011 calculated basis pre-expansion city limits was 1,050,721.<ref name=2011city /> The population was 930,882 as per 2001 census.<ref name=go1 /> After the 2010 Government Order, the population became 1,262,122.<ref name=go1 /> After the changes mentioned in the previous note were made, the 2001 population figure was 1,250,446.<ref name=exp2 /><ref name="pca2001" /> The 2011 census data for the urban agglomeration is available and has been provided.<ref name="2011city" /> The population including the new city limits was provided by Government of India for the smart city challenge as 1,601,438.<ref name="Smart" /> | ||
| leader_title2 | | leader_title2 = [[Corporation Commissioner (CCMC)|Corporation Commissioner]] | ||
| leader_name2 | | leader_name2 = M.Prathap , [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] | ||
| leader_title3 | | leader_title3 = [[Commissioner of Police]] | ||
| leader_name3 | | leader_name3 = G.Balakrishanan , [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] | ||
| area_metro_footnotes | | area_metro_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|title=Coimbatore 2011 District Census Handbook Page No. 28|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3331_PART_B_DCHB_COIMBATORE.pdf}}</ref> | ||
| demographics1_info1 | | demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[English language|English]] | ||
| population_density_km2 | | population_density_km2 = 6,441 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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The region around Coimbatore was ruled by the [[Chera dynasty|Cheras]] during the [[Sangam period]] between the 1st and the 4th centuries CE and it served as the eastern entrance to the [[Palakkad Gap]], the principal trade route between the west coast and Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore was located along the ancient trade route Rajakesari Peruvazhi that extended from [[Muziris]] to [[Arikamedu]] in South India. The [[medieval Cholas]] conquered the [[Kongu Nadu]] in the 10th century CE. The region was ruled by [[Vijayanagara Empire]] in the 15th century followed by the [[Madurai Nayaks|Nayaks]] who introduced the [[Polygar|Palayakkarar system]] under which Kongu Nadu region was divided into 24 ''Palayams''. In the later part of the 18th century, the Coimbatore region came under the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and following the [[Siege of Coimbatore|defeat]] of [[Tipu Sultan]] in the [[Anglo-Mysore Wars]], the [[British East India Company]] annexed Coimbatore to the [[Madras Presidency]] in 1799. The Coimbatore region played a prominent role in the Second [[Poligar War]] (1801) when it was the area of operations of [[Dheeran Chinnamalai]]. | The region around Coimbatore was ruled by the [[Chera dynasty|Cheras]] during the [[Sangam period]] between the 1st and the 4th centuries CE and it served as the eastern entrance to the [[Palakkad Gap]], the principal trade route between the west coast and Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore was located along the ancient trade route Rajakesari Peruvazhi that extended from [[Muziris]] to [[Arikamedu]] in South India. The [[medieval Cholas]] conquered the [[Kongu Nadu]] in the 10th century CE. The region was ruled by [[Vijayanagara Empire]] in the 15th century followed by the [[Madurai Nayaks|Nayaks]] who introduced the [[Polygar|Palayakkarar system]] under which Kongu Nadu region was divided into 24 ''Palayams''. In the later part of the 18th century, the Coimbatore region came under the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and following the [[Siege of Coimbatore|defeat]] of [[Tipu Sultan]] in the [[Anglo-Mysore Wars]], the [[British East India Company]] annexed Coimbatore to the [[Madras Presidency]] in 1799. The Coimbatore region played a prominent role in the Second [[Poligar War]] (1801) when it was the area of operations of [[Dheeran Chinnamalai]]. | ||
In 1804, Coimbatore was established as the capital of the newly formed [[Coimbatore district]] and in 1866, it was accorded [[municipality]] status with [[Robert Stanes]] as its chairman. 24 November used to be Coimbatore Day, say those familiar with the history of Coimbatore.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/coimbatore-day-celebrated/article20851618.ece|title=Coimbatore Day celebrated|date=25 November 2017|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-14 | In 1804, Coimbatore was established as the capital of the newly formed [[Coimbatore district]] and in 1866, it was accorded [[municipality]] status with [[Robert Stanes]] as its chairman. 24 November used to be Coimbatore Day, say those familiar with the history of Coimbatore.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/coimbatore-day-celebrated/article20851618.ece|title=Coimbatore Day celebrated|date=25 November 2017|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-14|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303163259/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/coimbatore-day-celebrated/article20851618.ece|archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> The city experienced a textile boom in the early 19th century due to the decline of the cotton industry in [[Mumbai]]. Post – Independence, Coimbatore has seen rapid growth due to industrialisation including the introduction of 3 malls in major locations. Coimbatore was ranked the best emerging city in India by [[India Today]] in the 2014 annual Indian city survey. The city was ranked fourth among Indian cities in investment climate by [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] and 17th among the top global outsourcing cities by Tholons. Coimbatore has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a [[smart city]] under [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]]'s flagship [[Smart Cities Mission]]. Coimbatore regularly features among the top 10 best cities to live in India. Coimbatore was rated as one of the safest cities in India for women according to [[National Crime Records Bureau]] report in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/coimbatore-one-of-the-safest-cities-for-women/articleshow/56517060.cms|title=Coimbatore, one of the safest cities for women|last=Sangeetha|first=P|date=10 January 2017|work=[[Times of India]]|access-date=5 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211092624/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/coimbatore-one-of-the-safest-cities-for-women/articleshow/56517060.cms|archive-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
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Coimbatore region experienced a textile boom in the 1920s and 1930s.<ref name="frontline1" /> Though, Robert Stanes had established Coimbatore's first textile mills as early as the late 19th century, it was during this period that Coimbatore emerged as a prominent industrial centre. In 2009 Coimbatore was home to around 15% of the cotton spinning capacity in India.<ref name="millcapac">{{Cite web|title=Coimbatore textile mills battle the odds|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/Coimbatore-textile-mills-battle-the-odds/article20074154.ece|website=thehindubusinessline.com|access-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303163300/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/Coimbatore-textile-mills-battle-the-odds/article20074154.ece|archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> Coimbatore has trade associations such as CODISSIA, COINDIA and COJEWEL representing the industries in the city. Coimbatore houses a number of textile mills and is the base of textile research institutes like the [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management]], [[Central Institute for Cotton Research]] (CICR) and the [[South India Textile Research Institute]] (SITRA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sitra.org.in/index.php/sitra-about-us|title=About us, SITRA|publisher=SITRA|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233532/http://www.sitra.org.in/index.php/sitra-about-us|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> [[Kovai Cora Cotton]] saree is a recognised [[Geographical Indications in India|Geographical Indication]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kovai-kora-cotton-gets-gi-tag/article6190948.ece|title=Kovai Kora cotton gets GI tag|last=Srinivasan|first=G.|date=9 July 2014|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205185715/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kovai-kora-cotton-gets-gi-tag/article6190948.ece|archive-date=5 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/31-ethnic-Indian-products-given-GI-protection-in-0708/292305|title= 31 ethnic Indian products given GI protection|publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|date=4 April 2008|access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> | Coimbatore region experienced a textile boom in the 1920s and 1930s.<ref name="frontline1" /> Though, Robert Stanes had established Coimbatore's first textile mills as early as the late 19th century, it was during this period that Coimbatore emerged as a prominent industrial centre. In 2009 Coimbatore was home to around 15% of the cotton spinning capacity in India.<ref name="millcapac">{{Cite web|title=Coimbatore textile mills battle the odds|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/Coimbatore-textile-mills-battle-the-odds/article20074154.ece|website=thehindubusinessline.com|access-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303163300/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/Coimbatore-textile-mills-battle-the-odds/article20074154.ece|archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> Coimbatore has trade associations such as CODISSIA, COINDIA and COJEWEL representing the industries in the city. Coimbatore houses a number of textile mills and is the base of textile research institutes like the [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management]], [[Central Institute for Cotton Research]] (CICR) and the [[South India Textile Research Institute]] (SITRA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sitra.org.in/index.php/sitra-about-us|title=About us, SITRA|publisher=SITRA|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233532/http://www.sitra.org.in/index.php/sitra-about-us|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> [[Kovai Cora Cotton]] saree is a recognised [[Geographical Indications in India|Geographical Indication]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kovai-kora-cotton-gets-gi-tag/article6190948.ece|title=Kovai Kora cotton gets GI tag|last=Srinivasan|first=G.|date=9 July 2014|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205185715/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kovai-kora-cotton-gets-gi-tag/article6190948.ece|archive-date=5 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/31-ethnic-Indian-products-given-GI-protection-in-0708/292305|title= 31 ethnic Indian products given GI protection|publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|date=4 April 2008|access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> | ||
Coimbatore is the second largest producer of software in the state, next to capital Chennai. [[TIDEL Park Coimbatore]] and other [[Information technology]] parks in the city has aided in the growth of [[Information technology|IT]] and [[Business process outsourcing]] industries in the city. It is ranked at 17th among the top global outsourcing cities by Tholons.<ref name="Outsourcing cities">{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/3566253.cms |title=Indian cities among global outsourcing cities |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303211736/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/3566253.cms |archive-date=3 March 2009 }}</ref> Software exports stood at {{INRConvert|7.1|b}} for the financial year 2009–10 up 90% from the previous year.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bosch picks up 1 lakh sqft space in Coimbatore|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Bosch-picks-up-1-lakh-sqft-space-in-Coimbatore/articleshow/7489934.cms|access-date=14 February 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 February 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219012055/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Bosch-picks-up-1-lakh-sqft-space-in-Coimbatore/articleshow/7489934.cms|archive-date=19 February 2011}}</ref> Coimbatore has a large and diversified manufacturing sector and a number of engineering colleges producing about 50,000 engineers annually.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/coimbatore-it-sector-on-the-fast-track/1/136030.html |title=Coimbatore: IT sector on the fast track |work=[[India Today]]|date=22 April 2011|access-date=30 August 2011}}</ref> Due to huge demand from IT Companies for space at Coimbatore, | Coimbatore is the second largest producer of software in the state, next to capital Chennai. [[TIDEL Park Coimbatore]] and other [[Information technology]] parks in the city has aided in the growth of [[Information technology|IT]] and [[Business process outsourcing]] industries in the city. It is ranked at 17th among the top global outsourcing cities by Tholons.<ref name="Outsourcing cities">{{Cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/3566253.cms |title=Indian cities among global outsourcing cities |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303211736/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/3566253.cms |archive-date=3 March 2009 }}</ref> Software exports stood at {{INRConvert|7.1|b}} for the financial year 2009–10 up 90% from the previous year.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bosch picks up 1 lakh sqft space in Coimbatore|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Bosch-picks-up-1-lakh-sqft-space-in-Coimbatore/articleshow/7489934.cms|access-date=14 February 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 February 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219012055/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Bosch-picks-up-1-lakh-sqft-space-in-Coimbatore/articleshow/7489934.cms|archive-date=19 February 2011}}</ref> Coimbatore has a large and diversified manufacturing sector and a number of engineering colleges producing about 50,000 engineers annually.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/coimbatore-it-sector-on-the-fast-track/1/136030.html |title=Coimbatore: IT sector on the fast track |work=[[India Today]]|date=22 April 2011|access-date=30 August 2011}}</ref> Since TIDEL Park Coimbatore is 100% occupied by clients, so state government announced ELCOT IT Park which is Constructed at 114 crore with 2.66 lakh Sq.Ft is set to open 2023. Due to huge demand from IT Companies for space at Coimbatore, another ELCOT IT Park Planned with 1 Million Sq.Ft of office space at [[Neelambur]] in 2023. TICEL Bio-Park III, a Bio-Technology Park is constructed in 10 acres of land at Somayampalayam with 2.29 lakh sq.ft of office space. | ||
Coimbatore is a major centre for the manufacture of automotive components in India with car manufacturers [[Maruti Udyog]] and [[Tata Motors]] sourcing up to 30%, of their automotive components from the city. [[Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu|G.D. Naidu]] developed India's first indigenous motor in 1937.<ref name="Genius">{{Cite news|title=A non-conformist genius Architects of Coimbatore|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011050160200.htm|access-date=31 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 January 2009|location=Coimbatore, India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803171033/http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011050160200.htm|archive-date=3 August 2013}}</ref> India's first indigenously developed diesel engine for cars was manufactured in the city in 1972. The city is also a major centre for small auto component makers catering to the automobile industry, from personal to commercial and farm vehicles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/coimbatores-small-auto-component-makers-find-the-going-tough/article5608873.ece|title=Coimbatore's small auto component makers find the going tough|last=Yegya Narayanan|first=R|newspaper=[[Business Line]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017031054/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/coimbatores-small-auto-component-makers-find-the-going-tough/article5608873.ece|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref> The city contributes to about 75% of the 1 lakh total monthly output of wet grinders in India.<ref name="mint">{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/r8UaiAN7APhsLubxdYWgOL/Poll-code-set-to-hit-business-of-Coimbatores-wetgrinder-ma.html|title=Poll code set to hit wet grinders business|newspaper=Live Mint|date=6 August 2015|access-date=20 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820234015/http://www.livemint.com/Industry/r8UaiAN7APhsLubxdYWgOL/Poll-code-set-to-hit-business-of-Coimbatores-wetgrinder-ma.html|archive-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> The industry employs 70,000 people and had a yearly turnover of {{INRconvert|2800|c}} in 2015.<ref name="mint" /> The term "[[Coimbatore Wet Grinder]]" has been given a [[Geographical indication]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/03/24/stories/2005032401051700.htm|title=Wet grinder units form group to get SIDBI aid|date=24 March 2005|newspaper=[[Business Line]]|access-date=20 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712134027/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/03/24/stories/2005032401051700.htm|archive-date=12 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/05/stories/2007080559430300.htm|title=Common facility for wet grinders|date=5 August 2007|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=20 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328085217/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/05/stories/2007080559430300.htm|archive-date=28 March 2008}}</ref> | Coimbatore is a major centre for the manufacture of automotive components in India with car manufacturers [[Maruti Udyog]] and [[Tata Motors]] sourcing up to 30%, of their automotive components from the city. [[Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu|G.D. Naidu]] developed India's first indigenous motor in 1937.<ref name="Genius">{{Cite news|title=A non-conformist genius Architects of Coimbatore|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011050160200.htm|access-date=31 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 January 2009|location=Coimbatore, India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803171033/http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011050160200.htm|archive-date=3 August 2013}}</ref> India's first indigenously developed diesel engine for cars was manufactured in the city in 1972. The city is also a major centre for small auto component makers catering to the automobile industry, from personal to commercial and farm vehicles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/coimbatores-small-auto-component-makers-find-the-going-tough/article5608873.ece|title=Coimbatore's small auto component makers find the going tough|last=Yegya Narayanan|first=R|newspaper=[[Business Line]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017031054/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/coimbatores-small-auto-component-makers-find-the-going-tough/article5608873.ece|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref> The city contributes to about 75% of the 1 lakh total monthly output of wet grinders in India.<ref name="mint">{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/r8UaiAN7APhsLubxdYWgOL/Poll-code-set-to-hit-business-of-Coimbatores-wetgrinder-ma.html|title=Poll code set to hit wet grinders business|newspaper=Live Mint|date=6 August 2015|access-date=20 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820234015/http://www.livemint.com/Industry/r8UaiAN7APhsLubxdYWgOL/Poll-code-set-to-hit-business-of-Coimbatores-wetgrinder-ma.html|archive-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> The industry employs 70,000 people and had a yearly turnover of {{INRconvert|2800|c}} in 2015.<ref name="mint" /> The term "[[Coimbatore Wet Grinder]]" has been given a [[Geographical indication]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/03/24/stories/2005032401051700.htm|title=Wet grinder units form group to get SIDBI aid|date=24 March 2005|newspaper=[[Business Line]]|access-date=20 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712134027/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/03/24/stories/2005032401051700.htm|archive-date=12 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/05/stories/2007080559430300.htm|title=Common facility for wet grinders|date=5 August 2007|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=20 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328085217/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/05/stories/2007080559430300.htm|archive-date=28 March 2008}}</ref> | ||
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=== Religion === | === Religion === | ||
[[File:Koniamman kovil.jpg|thumb|200px|Koniamman Temple dedicated to Koniamman who is regarded to be the guardian deity of the Coimbatore city]] | |||
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{{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|8.6}} | {{bar percent|[[Islam|Muslim]]|Green|8.6}} | ||
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The city's population is predominantly [[Hindu]] with minority [[Muslim]] and [[Christians|Christian]] population. [[Jain]]s, [[Sikh]]s and [[Buddhist]]s are also present in small numbers.<ref name="pca2001">{{Cite web|title=Primary Census Abstract – Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3331_PART_B_DCHB_COIMBATORE.pdf|work=Directorate of Census Operations – Tamil Nadu|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|year=2011|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509064438/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3331_PART_B_DCHB_COIMBATORE.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=KMK plans to overcome casteist tag|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/20/stories/2009052054210500.htm|access-date=23 June 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606113031/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/20/stories/2009052054210500.htm|archive-date=6 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Roots of capital|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2514/stories/20080718251407800.htm|access-date=23 June 2010|newspaper=Frontline|date=5 July 2008|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623101613/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2514/stories/20080718251407800.htm|archive-date=23 June 2010}}</ref> According to the religious census of 2011, Coimbatore has 83.31% Hindus, 8.63% Muslims, 7.53% Christians, 0.28% Jains, 0.05% Sikhs, 0.02% Buddhists and 0.01% Others. 0.17% of the respondents did not state their religion.<ref name=religion2011>{{Cite web|title=Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045700/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> | The city's population is predominantly [[Hindu]] with minority [[Muslim]] and [[Christians|Christian]] population. [[Jain]]s, [[Sikh]]s and [[Buddhist]]s are also present in small numbers.<ref name="pca2001">{{Cite web|title=Primary Census Abstract – Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3331_PART_B_DCHB_COIMBATORE.pdf|work=Directorate of Census Operations – Tamil Nadu|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|year=2011|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509064438/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3331_PART_B_DCHB_COIMBATORE.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=KMK plans to overcome casteist tag|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/20/stories/2009052054210500.htm|access-date=23 June 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606113031/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/20/stories/2009052054210500.htm|archive-date=6 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Roots of capital|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2514/stories/20080718251407800.htm|access-date=23 June 2010|newspaper=Frontline|date=5 July 2008|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623101613/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2514/stories/20080718251407800.htm|archive-date=23 June 2010}}</ref> According to the religious census of 2011, Coimbatore has 83.31% Hindus, 8.63% Muslims, 7.53% Christians, 0.28% Jains, 0.05% Sikhs, 0.02% Buddhists and 0.01% Others. 0.17% of the respondents did not state their religion.<ref name=religion2011>{{Cite web|title=Population By Religious Community – Tamil Nadu|year=2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|format=XLS|publisher=Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|access-date=13 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045700/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01.html|archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
The [[Mariamman]] festivals at the city's numerous [[Mariamman]] temples are major events in summer.<ref name="Koniamman">{{Cite news|title=Rajagopuram for Kovai Koniamman temple too|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article253830.ece|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=2 March 2010|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093640/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article253830.ece|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Major Hindu temples in the city include the [[Perur Temple|Perur Patteeswarar Temple]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/05/27/stories/2005052700390300.htm|title=Rich in history and architecture|date=27 May 2005|last=Suryanarayanan|first=R|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=9 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Naga Sai Mandir]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=R |first=Balapattabi|date=1 August 2006|title=Nectarine Leelas of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba |publisher=Sai Towers|page=108|isbn=978-81-7899-009-5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=N|first=Kasthuri|date=16 April 2014|title=Sathyam Shivam Sundaram – Volume 1|publisher=Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust|isbn=978-93-5069-170-0}}</ref> [[Koniamman Temple]],<ref name="Koniamman" /> [[Thandu Mariamman Temple]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Traffic diversions for temple festival tomorrow|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/traffic-diversions-for-temple-festival-tomorrow/article7124256.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 April 2014|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222000807/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/traffic-diversions-for-temple-festival-tomorrow/article7124256.ece|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> [[Eachanari Vinayagar Temple]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eachanarivinayagar.tnhrce.in/contactus.html|title=About us, Eachanari Vinayagar Temple|access-date=9 March 2016|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309202018/http://www.eachanarivinayagar.tnhrce.in/contactus.html|archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=688|title=Eachanari Vinayagar Temple|access-date=9 March 2016|language=ta|newspaper=[[Dinamalar]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309192245/http://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=688|archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> [[ | The [[Mariamman]] festivals at the city's numerous [[Mariamman]] temples are major events in summer.<ref name="Koniamman">{{Cite news|title=Rajagopuram for Kovai Koniamman temple too|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article253830.ece|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=2 March 2010|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093640/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article253830.ece|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Major Hindu temples in the city include the [[Perur Temple|Perur Patteeswarar Temple]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/05/27/stories/2005052700390300.htm|title=Rich in history and architecture|date=27 May 2005|last=Suryanarayanan|first=R|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=9 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Naga Sai Mandir]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=R |first=Balapattabi|date=1 August 2006|title=Nectarine Leelas of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba |publisher=Sai Towers|page=108|isbn=978-81-7899-009-5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=N|first=Kasthuri|date=16 April 2014|title=Sathyam Shivam Sundaram – Volume 1|publisher=Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust|isbn=978-93-5069-170-0}}</ref> [[Koniamman Temple]],<ref name="Koniamman" /> [[Thandu Mariamman Temple]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Traffic diversions for temple festival tomorrow|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/traffic-diversions-for-temple-festival-tomorrow/article7124256.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 April 2014|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222000807/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/traffic-diversions-for-temple-festival-tomorrow/article7124256.ece|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> [[Eachanari Vinayagar Temple]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eachanarivinayagar.tnhrce.in/contactus.html|title=About us, Eachanari Vinayagar Temple|access-date=9 March 2016|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309202018/http://www.eachanarivinayagar.tnhrce.in/contactus.html|archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=688|title=Eachanari Vinayagar Temple|access-date=9 March 2016|language=ta|newspaper=[[Dinamalar]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309192245/http://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=688|archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> [[Arulmigu Munthi Vinayagar Temple|Puliakulam Temple]],<ref>{{Cite book|title=Spiritual India Handbook|publisher=Jaico Publishing House|year=2009|isbn=978-81-8495-024-3|last=Knapp|first=Stephen|pages=428–30}}</ref> [[Marudamalai]] Murugan Temple,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Domestic-tourism-flourishes-in-Coimbatore-district/articleshow/49123082.cms|title=Domestic tourism flourishes in Coimbatore district|last=Subburaj|first=A|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=27 September 2015|access-date=9 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612073124/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Domestic-tourism-flourishes-in-Coimbatore-district/articleshow/49123082.cms|archive-date=12 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/thai-poosam-celebrated-with-fervour/article6854491.ece|title=Thai Poosam celebrated with fervourt|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 February 2015|access-date=9 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222000803/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/thai-poosam-celebrated-with-fervour/article6854491.ece|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> [[Loga Nayaga Shaniswara Temple]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://epaper.dailythanthi.com/showxml.aspx?id=16502117&code=1563|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141218083010/http://epaper.dailythanthi.com/showxml.aspx?id=16502117&code=1563|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 December 2014|title=Shani peyarchi celebrated in Shiva temples|language=ta|access-date=9 March 2016|date=16 December 2014|newspaper=[[Dina Thanthi]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://epaper.dinamani.com/397254/Dinamani-Coimbatore/17122014#page/3/2|title=Shani peyarchi celebrated in Puliakulam temple|language=ta|access-date=9 March 2016|date=17 December 2014|newspaper=[[Dinamani]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310180851/http://epaper.dinamani.com/397254/Dinamani-Coimbatore/17122014#page/3/2|archive-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> [[Ashtamsa Varadha Anjaneyar Temple]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=475|title=Sri Ashtamsa Varadha Anjaneyar Temple|newspaper=[[Dinamalar]]|language=ta|access-date=29 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101255/http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=475|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> [[Masani Amman]] Temple.<ref name="dupref">{{Cite news|last=Rangaswamy|first=Sudhakshina|title=Transformation of the inner Self|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/07/25/stories/2003072501630600.htm|access-date=4 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 July 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109234053/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/07/25/stories/2003072501630600.htm|archive-date=9 November 2012}}</ref> The mosques on Oppanakara Street and Big Bazaar Street date back to the 18th century CE.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Madras District Gazetteers: Coimbatore|year=1966|last=Baliga|first=B.S.|publisher=Superintendent, Government Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JhxuAAAAMAAJ&q=coimbatore+tipu+sultan+mosque}}</ref> [[Christian missions]] date back to the 17th century when permission was granted by the [[Nayak dynasty|Nayak]] rulers to set up churches in the region.<ref>{{Cite book|title=When the Goddess was a Woman|last=Hiltebeitel|first=Alf|page=388|year=2011|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-19380-2}}</ref> Sikh [[Gurudwara]]s and Jain temples are also present in Coimbatore.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/This-road-leads-to-Kovais-only-gurdwara/articleshow/32940179.cms|title=This road leads to Kovai's only gurdwara|date=30 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003095329/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/This-road-leads-to-Kovais-only-gurdwara/articleshow/32940179.cms|archive-date=3 October 2016}}</ref> | ||
=== Cuisine === | === Cuisine === | ||
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==== Metro rail ==== | ==== Metro rail ==== | ||
{{Main|Coimbatore Metro}} | {{Main|Coimbatore Metro}} | ||
The [[Government of India|Central Government]] proposed a [[Rapid transit|metro rail]] system for 16 tier-2 cities in [[India]] including Coimbatore in 2010. | The [[Government of India|Central Government]] proposed a [[Rapid transit|metro rail]] system for 16 tier-2 cities in [[India]] including Coimbatore in 2010. In 2011, the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] shelved the proposal in favour of a [[monorail]]. Coimbatore Railway Struggle Committee has also protested to implement metro rail project in Coimbatore. In 2013, [[E. Sreedharan]] made survey and announced metro rail as suitable transport for Coimbatore | ||
In 2017, the Tamil Nadu Government proposed a metro for the city of Coimbatore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/tamil-nadu-coimbatore-to-get-metro-second-phase-of-chennai-metro-worth-rs-88897-cr-cleared-3830313.html|title=Coimbatore to get metro|publisher=TheFirst Post |access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref> The Systra group was involved to do the feasibility and finalize the routes in the proposed metro rail. The CMRL proposed five corridors in [[Coimbatore Metro]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/feasibility-report-ready-for-6683-crore-coimbatore-metro-rail/article33912064.ece|title=Feasibility report ready for ₹6,683 crore Coimbatore Metro Rail |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref> | In 2017, the Tamil Nadu Government proposed a metro for the city of Coimbatore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/tamil-nadu-coimbatore-to-get-metro-second-phase-of-chennai-metro-worth-rs-88897-cr-cleared-3830313.html|title=Coimbatore to get metro|publisher=TheFirst Post |access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref> The Systra group was involved to do the feasibility and finalize the routes in the proposed metro rail.The CMRL proposed five corridors in [[Coimbatore Metro]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/feasibility-report-ready-for-6683-crore-coimbatore-metro-rail/article33912064.ece|title=Feasibility report ready for ₹6,683 crore Coimbatore Metro Rail |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref> | ||
*[[Ukkadam Bus Terminus]] to Kaniyur | *[[Ukkadam Bus Terminus]] to Kaniyur | ||
*[[Ukkadam Bus Terminus]] to Bilichi | *[[Ukkadam Bus Terminus]] to Bilichi | ||
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== Education == | == Education == | ||
{{See also|List of educational institutions in Coimbatore}} | {{See also|List of educational institutions in Coimbatore}} | ||
Coimbatore is a major educational hub.<ref name="cbe_edu3">{{Cite news|title=Coimbatore calling|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2009/12/28/stories/2009122850010300.htm|access-date=23 June 2010|newspaper=[[Business Line]]|date=28 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304123210/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2009/12/28/stories/2009122850010300.htm|archive-date=4 March 2010}}</ref> The earliest educational institutions established in the city date back to more than a century with | Coimbatore is a major educational hub.<ref name="cbe_edu3">{{Cite news|title=Coimbatore calling|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2009/12/28/stories/2009122850010300.htm|access-date=23 June 2010|newspaper=[[Business Line]]|date=28 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304123210/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2009/12/28/stories/2009122850010300.htm|archive-date=4 March 2010}}</ref> The earliest educational institutions established in the city date back to more than a century with C.S.I. Boys High School (1831), St. Michael's Higher Secondary School (1860), Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School (1862) and St. Francis Anglo-Indian Girls School (1898) being the oldest. In 1867, the first group of students appeared for the SSLC Examinations from Coimbatore.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} | ||
The first college of Coimbatore, [[Government Arts College, Coimbatore|Government Arts College]], was opened in 1875.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gacbe.ac.in/about-us/l|access-date=13 October 2011|title=Government Arts College}}{{dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The first engineering college in the city, the Arthur Hope College of Technology (now known as the [[Government College of Technology, Coimbatore]]), was started by G.D. Naidu in 1945 followed later by private engineering colleges [[PSG College of Technology]], and [[Coimbatore Institute of Technology]] in the 1950s.<ref name="Educat" /> The [[Air Force Administrative College]], established in 1949, is the oldest training institute of the Indian Air Force.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=82|title=Indian Air Force – AFAC|access-date=13 October 2011|publisher=Indian Air Force|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028211612/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=82|archive-date=28 October 2011}}</ref> [[Coimbatore Medical College]] was opened in 1966 and also city has another Government run [[ESIC Medical College, Coimbatore]]. The [[Government Law College, Coimbatore|Government law college]] started functioning from 1978.<ref name="Educat" /> The agricultural school established in 1868 was converted into a full-fledged agricultural university. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 1971 and the [[Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History]] was opened in 1990.<ref name="Educat" /> | The first college of Coimbatore, [[Government Arts College, Coimbatore|Government Arts College]], was opened in 1875.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gacbe.ac.in/about-us/l|access-date=13 October 2011|title=Government Arts College}}{{dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The first engineering college in the city, the Arthur Hope College of Technology (now known as the [[Government College of Technology, Coimbatore]]), was started by G.D. Naidu in 1945 followed later by private engineering colleges [[PSG College of Technology]], and [[Coimbatore Institute of Technology]] in the 1950s.<ref name="Educat" /> The [[Air Force Administrative College]], established in 1949, is the oldest training institute of the Indian Air Force.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=82|title=Indian Air Force – AFAC|access-date=13 October 2011|publisher=Indian Air Force|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028211612/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=82|archive-date=28 October 2011}}</ref> [[Coimbatore Medical College]] was opened in 1966 and also city has another Government run [[ESIC Medical College, Coimbatore]]. The [[Government Law College, Coimbatore|Government law college]] started functioning from 1978.<ref name="Educat" /> The agricultural school established in 1868 was converted into a full-fledged agricultural university. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 1971 and the [[Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History]] was opened in 1990.<ref name="Educat" /> | ||
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=== Healthcare === | === Healthcare === | ||
As of 2010, the size of the health care industry in Coimbatore is estimated at {{INRconvert|1500|c}}.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Super specialty hospitals: The latest fad in texcity|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcarel/Super-specialty-hospitals-The-latest-fad-in-texcity/articleshow/5832493.cms|access-date=14 February 2011|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=19 April 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928105915/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcarel/Super-specialty-hospitals-The-latest-fad-in-texcity/articleshow/5832493.cms|archive-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> There are around 750 hospitals in the city with an in-patient capacity of 5,000 beds.<ref name="cbe_medical">{{Cite news|title=Coimbatore health care sector facing staff shortage|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2007/05/31/stories/2007053101492100.htm|access-date=14 February 2011|newspaper=[[Business Line]]|date=31 May 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530034924/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2007/05/31/stories/2007053101492100.htm|archive-date=30 May 2013}}</ref> These hospitals include Single Speciality institutions like eye care clinics such as The Eye Foundation, [[Aravind Eye Hospitals|Aravind]] & Sankara Nethralya,<ref name="cbe_eye_care_clinics">{{Cite news |date=10 August 2021 |title=Eye Care Clinic in Coimbatore Area |url=https://www.gknmhospital.org/coimbatore-eye-care-centres/ | As of 2010, the size of the health care industry in Coimbatore is estimated at {{INRconvert|1500|c}}.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Super specialty hospitals: The latest fad in texcity|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcarel/Super-specialty-hospitals-The-latest-fad-in-texcity/articleshow/5832493.cms|access-date=14 February 2011|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=19 April 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928105915/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcarel/Super-specialty-hospitals-The-latest-fad-in-texcity/articleshow/5832493.cms|archive-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> There are around 750 hospitals in the city with an in-patient capacity of 5,000 beds.<ref name="cbe_medical">{{Cite news|title=Coimbatore health care sector facing staff shortage|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2007/05/31/stories/2007053101492100.htm|access-date=14 February 2011|newspaper=[[Business Line]]|date=31 May 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530034924/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2007/05/31/stories/2007053101492100.htm|archive-date=30 May 2013}}</ref> These hospitals include Single Speciality institutions like eye care clinics such as The Eye Foundation, [[Aravind Eye Hospitals|Aravind]] & Sankara Nethralya,<ref name="cbe_eye_care_clinics">{{Cite news |date=10 August 2021 |title=Eye Care Clinic in Coimbatore Area |url=https://www.gknmhospital.org/coimbatore-eye-care-centres/ |access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref> kidney center, ortho center, etc. and also multi special hospitals. The first health care centre in the city was started in 1909. In 1969, it was upgraded to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital and also city has government run ESI Hospital, which was renovated recently at Rs. 5.20 billion with 500 beds. A government run tertiary care hospital with 1020 beds and provides free health care.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coimbatore Medical College Hospital|url=http://www.cmccbe.ac.in/cmccbe/index.jsp|work=Coimbatore Medical College|access-date=30 October 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312093205/http://www.cmccbe.ac.in/cmccbe/index.jsp|archive-date=12 March 2016}}</ref> The city corporation maintains 16 dispensaries and two maternity homes.<ref name=businessplan /> People from nearby districts and the state of Kerala visit Coimbatore for medical tourism due to the availability of hospitals and healthcare facilities.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mukerji|first=Chandralekha|title=Leaving The Big City|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/moneytoday/cover-story/10-indian-cities-quiet-peaceful-life-for-retirement/story/198976.html|access-date=4 March 2016|newspaper=Business Today|date=1 October 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305182716/http://www.businesstoday.in/moneytoday/cover-story/10-indian-cities-quiet-peaceful-life-for-retirement/story/198976.html|archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=hc1>{{Cite news|title=Super specialty hospitals: The latest fad in texcity|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/Super-specialty-hospitals-The-latest-fad-in-texcity/articleshow/5832493.cms|access-date=14 February 2011|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=19 April 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928105913/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/Super-specialty-hospitals-The-latest-fad-in-texcity/articleshow/5832493.cms|archive-date=28 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiablooms.com/LifestyleDetailsPage/lifestyleDetails080711a.php|title=The caregivers|work=indiablooms.com|access-date=30 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017031055/http://www.indiablooms.com/LifestyleDetailsPage/lifestyleDetails080711a.php|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Medical tourism on upswing in Coimbatore|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/04/stories/2006040412420100.htm|access-date=14 February 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 April 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629011355/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/04/stories/2006040412420100.htm|archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref> | ||
== Sports and recreation == | == Sports and recreation == | ||
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=== Recreation === | === Recreation === | ||
{{Main|Entertainment in Coimbatore}} | {{Main|Entertainment in Coimbatore}} | ||
There are several amusement parks around the city: [[Black Thunder (theme park)|Black Thunder]] water theme park near [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]], [[Kovai Kondattam]] amusement park at Perur and [[Maharaja Theme Park]] at Neelambur. | There are several amusement parks around the city: [[Black Thunder (theme park)|Black Thunder]] water theme park near [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]], [[Kovai Kondattam]] amusement park at Perur and [[Maharaja Theme Park]] at Neelambur.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nbnaturepark.com/ |title=Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park – Nature conservation organisation coimbatore |publisher=Nbnaturepark.com |access-date=31 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512071725/http://www.nbnaturepark.com/ |archive-date=12 May 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since the 1980s, the city has had a few small shopping complexes and major shopping malls include [[Prozone Mall (Coimbatore)|Prozone Mall]], [[Brookefields Mall]] and [[Fun Republic Mall (Coimbatore)|Fun Republic Mall]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Coimbatore-based retail chain, Shri Kannan on expansion mode|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Services/Retailing/Coimbatore-based-retail-chain-Shri-Kannan-on-expansion-mode/articleshow/5181355.cms|access-date=15 January 2011|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=30 October 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107205625/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/retailing/Coimbatore-based-retail-chain-Shri-Kannan-on-expansion-mode/articleshow/5181355.cms|archive-date=7 November 2009}}</ref> The city also has a number of parks including the [[VOC park and zoo|VOC Park]], the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Park, Race Course Children's Park and Bharathi Park in Saibaba Colony. Coimbatore Zoo houses a number of animals and birds and is located near VOC Park.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/zoo-animal-adoption-programme-in-coimbatore-draws-a-blank/article6262909.ece|title=Animal adoption program draws a blank|date=26 October 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=30 July 2014|last=Madhavan|first=Karthik|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221215950/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/zoo-animal-adoption-programme-in-coimbatore-draws-a-blank/article6262909.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/plans-on-to-revamp-voc-park/article6534951.ece|title=Plans on to revamp VOC Park|date=26 October 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130113312/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/plans-on-to-revamp-voc-park/article6534951.ece|archive-date=30 November 2014}}</ref> The grounds are used for conducting fairs and events including the annual Independence day and Republic day celebrations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/republic-day-celebrated-with-pomp-gaiety/article6825052.ece|title=Republic Day celebrated with pomp, gaiety|date=27 January 2015|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221190040/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/republic-day-celebrated-with-pomp-gaiety/article6825052.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref> [[Singanallur Lake]] is a popular tourist place and bird watcher destination.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/30/stories/2006073022630300.htm |title=Singanallur lake |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=30 July 2006 |access-date=30 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918060809/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/30/stories/2006073022630300.htm |archive-date=18 September 2012 }}</ref> Popular cinemas include [[Big Cinemas|KG Cinemas]], The Cinema by [[SPI Cinemas]], [[Cinépolis]], [[INOX Leisure Limited|INOX]] and [[Miraj Cinemas]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/entertainment/cinepolis-opens-multiplex-in-chandigarh/50960503|title=Cinepolis opens multiplex in Chandigarh|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=12 February 2016|access-date=4 March 2016|last=Jain|first=Varun|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229194205/http://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/entertainment/cinepolis-opens-multiplex-in-chandigarh/50960503|archive-date=29 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/sathyam-cinemas-forays-into-mumbai/article8221021.ece|title=Sathyam Cinemas forays into Mumbai|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 February 2016|access-date=4 March 2016|last=Kandavel|first=Sangeeta|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221205159/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/sathyam-cinemas-forays-into-mumbai/article8221021.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/south-india-box-office-roundup-of-maryan-maryan-box-office-30-07-13.html|title=South India Box Office roundup of Maryan|date=13 July 2013|access-date=4 March 2016|work=behindwoods.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224339/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/south-india-box-office-roundup-of-maryan-maryan-box-office-30-07-13.html|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nbnaturepark.com/ |title=Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park – Nature conservation organisation coimbatore |publisher=Nbnaturepark.com |access-date=31 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512071725/http://www.nbnaturepark.com/ |archive-date=12 May 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since the 1980s, the city has had a few small shopping complexes and major shopping malls include [[Prozone Mall (Coimbatore)|Prozone Mall]], [[Brookefields Mall]] and [[Fun Republic Mall (Coimbatore)|Fun Republic Mall]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Coimbatore-based retail chain, Shri Kannan on expansion mode|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Services/Retailing/Coimbatore-based-retail-chain-Shri-Kannan-on-expansion-mode/articleshow/5181355.cms|access-date=15 January 2011|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=30 October 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107205625/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/retailing/Coimbatore-based-retail-chain-Shri-Kannan-on-expansion-mode/articleshow/5181355.cms|archive-date=7 November 2009}}</ref> The city also has a number of parks including the [[VOC park and zoo|VOC Park]], the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Park, Race Course Children's Park and Bharathi Park in Saibaba Colony. Coimbatore Zoo houses a number of animals and birds and is located near VOC Park.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/zoo-animal-adoption-programme-in-coimbatore-draws-a-blank/article6262909.ece|title=Animal adoption program draws a blank|date=26 October 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=30 July 2014|last=Madhavan|first=Karthik|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221215950/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/zoo-animal-adoption-programme-in-coimbatore-draws-a-blank/article6262909.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/plans-on-to-revamp-voc-park/article6534951.ece|title=Plans on to revamp VOC Park|date=26 October 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130113312/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/plans-on-to-revamp-voc-park/article6534951.ece|archive-date=30 November 2014}}</ref> The grounds are used for conducting fairs and events including the annual Independence day and Republic day celebrations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/republic-day-celebrated-with-pomp-gaiety/article6825052.ece|title=Republic Day celebrated with pomp, gaiety|date=27 January 2015|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221190040/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/republic-day-celebrated-with-pomp-gaiety/article6825052.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref> [[Singanallur Lake]] is a popular tourist place and bird watcher destination.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/30/stories/2006073022630300.htm |title=Singanallur lake |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=30 July 2006 |access-date=30 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918060809/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/30/stories/2006073022630300.htm |archive-date=18 September 2012 }}</ref> Popular cinemas include [[Big Cinemas|KG Cinemas]], The Cinema by [[SPI Cinemas]], [[Cinépolis]], [[INOX Leisure Limited|INOX]] and [[Miraj Cinemas]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/entertainment/cinepolis-opens-multiplex-in-chandigarh/50960503|title=Cinepolis opens multiplex in Chandigarh|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=12 February 2016|access-date=4 March 2016|last=Jain|first=Varun|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229194205/http://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/entertainment/cinepolis-opens-multiplex-in-chandigarh/50960503|archive-date=29 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/sathyam-cinemas-forays-into-mumbai/article8221021.ece|title=Sathyam Cinemas forays into Mumbai|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 February 2016|access-date=4 March 2016|last=Kandavel|first=Sangeeta|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221205159/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/sathyam-cinemas-forays-into-mumbai/article8221021.ece|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/south-india-box-office-roundup-of-maryan-maryan-box-office-30-07-13.html|title=South India Box Office roundup of Maryan|date=13 July 2013|access-date=4 March 2016|work=behindwoods.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224339/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/south-india-box-office-roundup-of-maryan-maryan-box-office-30-07-13.html|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> | |||
== Environmental issues == | == Environmental issues == | ||
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* [[K. G. Lakshminarayan]] (born 31 March 1953), former cricket umpire | * [[K. G. Lakshminarayan]] (born 31 March 1953), former cricket umpire | ||
* [[Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkataraman]] (born June 1884), botanist | * [[Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkataraman]] (born June 1884), botanist | ||
* [[Sivakumar]] (born 1941), Indian visual artist and former actor | * [[Sivakumar]] (born 1941), Indian visual artist and former actor | ||
* [[D. Sreeram Kumar]] (born 1981), [[Indian Army]] officer | * [[D. Sreeram Kumar]] (born 1981), [[Indian Army]] officer | ||
* [[Suriya]] ( born 1975), Indian actor, producer, television presenter | * [[Suriya]] ( born 1975), Indian actor, producer, television presenter | ||
* [[Sathyaraj]] (born 1954), Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality | * [[Sathyaraj]] (born 1954), Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality | ||
* [[Sundaram Karivaradhan]] (1954–1995), racing driver | |||
* [[N. Leelakrishnan]], racing driver | |||
* [[V. R. Naren Kumar]] (born 1974), rally driver | |||
== International relations == | == International relations == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* [https://www.ccmc.gov.in/ Coimbatore Municipal Corporation Website] | * [https://www.ccmc.gov.in/ Coimbatore Municipal Corporation Website] | ||
* {{Cite NIE|wstitle=Coimbatore|short=x}} | * {{Cite NIE|wstitle=Coimbatore|short=x}} | ||