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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 70 km 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