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Theni | |
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Town | |
 View of Theni from Western Ghats | |
| Nickname: Gateway to highland | |
  Theni Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°00′32″N 77°28′12″E / 10.009°N 77.47°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Theni |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Theni Municipality |
| • Chairman | S Murugesan |
| • Commissioner | S Nagarajan |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 04546 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 60, TN 60Z |
| Distance from State Capital Chennai | 498 kilometres (309 mi) southwest |
| Climate | Average and moderate cool at winter (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 658 millimetres (25.9 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 25.8 °C (78.4 °F) |
| Website | www |
Theni is a hillock town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Theni district. It situated in 70km from Madurai. It is known for the large-scale trading of garlic, cotton, cardamom, grapes, mango and chilli. It hosts the second largest weekly market in Tamil Nadu and the fourth largest in South India.[citation needed] The area is sometimes known as "Earth's Hidden Paradise".[citation needed]
Notable people
These are people from Theni town itself. For people from the surrounding area, see Theni district
- Dhanush - actor, producer, singer, writer, lyricist
- Ramachandran Durairaj- Tamil actor
- Theni Kunjarammal - actress and playback singer
- Kasthuri Raja - director
- P. T. Rajan - former CM of Madras state
- Selvaraghavan - director
- Singampuli - actor, director, comedian
- Vaiyapuri - comedian
- Vairamuthu - poeter