Coimbatore district

The district Coimbatore (Tamil: கோயம்புத்தூர் மாவட்டம் ) is a district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Administrative center is the eponymous Coimbatore, the second largest city of Tamil Nadu.

Geography

The district Coimbatore is located in western Tamil Nadu on the border of Kerala. Historically the area of Kongu Nadu region is counted. Neighboring districts are in northern Nilgiris, Erode in the northeast, Tiruppur in the east (all Tamil Nadu ) and Idukki in Kerala in the south, Thrissur and Palakkad on the west to the southwest. The district has an area of ​​Coimbatore 4,642 square kilometers.

The area of the district is a largely flat plateau dar. In the north the district area extends to the foothills of the Nilgiri Mountains zoom, to the west and south are the Western Ghats, the natural border with Kerala dar. In the mountains in the south of the district of Coimbatore is located a part of the Indira Gandhi National Park. Between Coimbatore and the nearby town of Palakkad in Kerala ( Palghat ), the mountains of the Western Ghats is interrupted for a length of 25 kilometers. This so-called " Palakkad Gap " ( Palghat Gap ) is the only pass between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and therefore represents an important link between the two states

The district Coimbatore is divided into six taluks Mettupalayam, Coimbatore North, Coimbatore South, Sulur, Pollachi and Valparai.

History

Throughout its early history, the territory of today's district was under the rule of changing dynasties: In the 9th century, the area was conquered by the Cholas Coimbatore, before it came to the Hoysala Empire in the 11th century. In the 14th century the Hoysalas were ousted from the kingdom of Vijayanagar, which in turn was 1565 and was fragmented into numerous successor states (see Nayak Dynasties ). Coimbatore fell short under the rule of the Nayaks of Seringapatam and a little later those of Madurai. In the 17th century the Kingdom of Mysore conquered in numerous battles with the Nayaks gradually the area of Coimbatore. After the Mysore Wars, the district came under British rule.

After the territory in British India was incorporated, 1804, the district Coimbatore was established and placed under the Madras province. Originally, the district encompassed a much larger area than it is today, the more times reduced by spin-offs of new districts. In 1868 the district Nilgiris was founded from parts of the district of Coimbatore. As the boundaries of the Indian states were redrawn in 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by the language barrier, they suggested previously belonging to the district Coimbatore Taluk Kollegal in which Kannada is the dominant language, the state of Mysore (now Karnataka ) to. The remaining district came to the newly formed State of Madras, which now included the Tamil-speaking areas and was renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969. 1979, the district Erode was formed from the northeastern parts of the district of Coimbatore. In 2009, finally, the district Tiruppur originated from parts of the districts Coimbatore and Erode.

Population

According to the Indian census of 2011, the Coimbatore district has 3,472,578 inhabitants. Compared to the last census in 2001 the population had grown by 18.5 percent. The population density is 748 inhabitants per square kilometer, well above the average of Tamil Nadu ( 555 inhabitants per square kilometer). With Coimbatore is the second largest city in the state in the district. Is correspondingly high rate of urbanization: With 75.8 per cent, it is one of the highest of all districts of Tamil Nadu. The literacy rate of the district of Coimbatore is 84.3 percent higher than the mean of the state.

According to the 2001 census put among the inhabitants of the district of Coimbatore in its former boundaries (including the district today to Tiruppur dependent territories ) Hindus with 90.1 per cent majority. There are also minorities of Muslims ( 5.3 per cent ) and Christians (4.3 percent).

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