Kodaikanal is a hill station and town in the Dindigul district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, set at an elevation of about 2,225 meters in the Palani Hills of the Western Ghats. It was established in 1845 as a retreat from the summer heat and tropical disease of the plains and has since grown into a popular tourist destination known as the Princess of Hill Stations, with much of its local economy built on tourism and hospitality. Its population was 36,501 at the 2011 census.
Facts
Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Kodaikanal (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1845-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 36,501 (2011)
View the Source2. 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 10.25, 77.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 10.25, 77.25
10.25 77.25 Aw
3. GeoNames: Kodaikānāl - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1266425, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 1266425, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
10.23925 77.48932 P PPL IN 25 612 5766 36501 2098 Asia/Kolkata
Kodaikanal (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
town and hill station in Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India
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