Coimbatore, also known as the Manchester of
South India, is home to a large number of textile
mills, textile machinery manufacturing industries,
hosiery units, foundry and other engineering
industries. Coimbatore is the second largest
industrial city in Tamilnadu, a southern state in
India and is identified as one of the fastest
developing cities. There are about 50,000 small,
medium and large scale industries. It has emerged
as the important educational hub in this part of
the country. It has 7 universities, more than 40
Engineering colleges and 100 Arts & Science
colleges.
Coimbatore city is strategically located at the
junction of the three modern southern states -
TamilNadu, Kerala and Karnataka with proximity to
many important cities of southern India. It is
well connected by air and surface transport. This
friendly city which has a salubrious climate and
is surrounded
by major tourist spots, has always been a natural
favourite with international tourists. The scenic
hill stations of Ooty, Munnar, Yercaud and
Kodaikanal, the historic temples of Perur and
Palani, the historic city of Madurai, the nearby
exciting Kerala with its enchanting back-waters
and ayurvedic health resorts, to name a few, are
all a few hours of drive from
Coimbatore.
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