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Coimbatore has a large and diversified manufacturing sector and a number of engineering colleges producing about 50,000 engineers annually. [90] Coimbatore is a major center 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.
[14] [15] Stanes pioneered the industrialization of Coimbatore, establishing a number of textile mills. As per the 1871 census, the first in India, Coimbatore had a population of 35,310 and was the tenth largest town in the Madras Presidency. [14] Coimbatore was severely affected by the Great Famine of 1876–78 and the Famine of 1891-92.
CODISSIA Trade Centre, Coimbatore. Economy of Coimbatore is heavily influenced by information technology, engineering and textiles. Coimbatore is called the Manchester of South India due to its extensive textile industry, and IT industry, small and medium scale enterprises. The GDP (gross domestic product) of Coimbatore is around $45 billion ...
The city's population is predominantly Hindu, along with a small group of Muslim [12] population. Christians, Sikhs and Jains are also present in small numbers. [13] [14] [15] Coimbatore also has a large number of Telugus, [16] Kannadigas, Malayalis, [17] [18] [19] mainly from Palakkad and North Indians, [20] mainly Gujaratis, [21] who are engaged in trade and commerce.
Coimbatore district is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Coimbatore is the administrative headquarters of the district. [3] It is one of the most industrialized districts and a major textile, industrial, commercial, educational, information technology, healthcare and manufacturing hub of Tamil Nadu. [4]
The Western Ghats along the Palakad-Coimbatore National Highway. Coimbatore is the second largest city [1] [2] [3] in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated in the western corner of Tamil Nadu, a short distance from the border with the neighbouring state of Kerala, and is surrounded by the Western Ghats on all sides.
1880: Coimbatore Kalanidhi, one of the earliest Tamil newspapers was started by S. P. Narasimhalu Naidu. (The newspaper was a contemporary of the 'Salem Desabhimani' (1880) and predates the 'Swadesamitran' (1982)). [16] 1883: The first financial institution/bank Coimbatore Janopakara Nidhi Limited setup by C. Sadasivam Mudaliar (22 June 1883).
The Coimbatore Metropolitan Area, or Coimbatore Urban Agglomeration, is the sixteenth-most populous metropolitan area in India, the second most populous metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu next only to Chennai. The Coimbatore Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Coimbatore and its suburbs in Coimbatore district.