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Coimbatore

Southern Asia

Coimbatore, also known as Kovai, is a metropolitan city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the banks of the Noyyal river and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Long known as the Manchester of South India for its textile mills, Coimbatore has since diversified into engineering, manufacturing and information technology while remaining one of Tamil Nadu's most important industrial centers.

Facts
Population
1,601,438 1
Area (sq km)
257.04 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
427 1
Latitude
11.000833 degrees north 1
Longitude
76.963333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+05:30 4
Sources
1. Coimbatore (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    257.04
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    427
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,601,438
  • Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, population_as_of field
    2011
  • Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, coordinates field (coord template 11|00|03|N, converted from degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal)
  • Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, coordinates field (coord template 76|57|48|E, converted from degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal)
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
    Chennai in terms of population and the 16th largest urban agglomeration in India
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 11.0008,76.9633
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 417.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.25, 76.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.25, 76.75
11.25 76.75 Aw
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4. GeoNames: Coimbatore - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1273865
Quote, cities500 record 1273865
11.00555 76.96612 P PPL IN 25 632 5897 2136916 411 425 Asia/Kolkata
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Wikidata: Coimbatore
  • Wikidata Q9885, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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