Kongu Nadu

Kongu Nadu in western consists of 10 districts, namely Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Karur, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Salem and Tiruppur.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Coimbatore and Salem.

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, also known as Kovai, is an industrial city of 2 million people in , often likened to being the or of . It's famous for the manufacture of motor-pump sets and varied engineering goods.

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is a city in . Nicknamed the Steel City, it is best known in modern times for its steel plant and manufacturing industry. It is also a short trip away from the hills of the Eastern Ghats, offering natural scenic beauty.

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, short for Ootacamund and officially Udhagamandalam, is a popular hill resort in the state of in . The name Udhagamandalam is derived from the Toda word "othakal-mund" which means "house in mountains".

Destinations to Discover

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The are a range of mountains in western Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the , connecting the mountain range to the Eastern Ghats.

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district is one of the 38 districts in the state of in India. is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is one of the most industrialised districts and a major textile, industrial, commercial, educational, information technology, healthcare and manufacturing hub of Tamil Nadu.

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district is one of the 38 districts of state in southern India. The district is now divided into , , as individual districts. is the district headquarters and other major towns in the district include , , , Attur, , and .

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district is one of the 38 districts of the state of , formed in 22 February 2009. was the largest taluk by area in the district.

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district is one of the 38 districts in the south Indian state of . It was the largest district by area in the state before the formation of Tirupur district in 2009 and is the third largest by area, as of 2024.

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district is one of the 38 districts in the Indian state of . The main town in District is the city of , which is also the district headquarters.

district is one of the 38 districts of the state of , in India. This district was carved out from Dharmapuri District in 2004. The municipal town of is the district headquarters.

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district is one of the 38 districts in the state of , . The district was bifurcated from Salem District with city as headquarters on 25 July 1996 and started to function independently from 1 January 1997.

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district is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil-Nadu, India. It is the first district created in Tamil Nadu after the independence of India by splitting it from then- on 2 October 1965.

Kongu Nadu

Latitude of center
11.0168° or 11° 1′ 1″ north
Longitude of center
76.9558° or 76° 57′ 21″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q6429267
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Kongu Nadu” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “কঙ্গু নাড়ু”
  • Chinese: “孔古纳德”
  • French: “Kongu Nadu”
  • Hindi: “कोंगु देश”
  • Hindi: “कोंगु नाडु”
  • Hindi: “कोंगु प्रदेश”
  • Hindi: “कोंगु मंडल”
  • Japanese: “コングナドゥ”
  • Kannada: “ಕೊಂಗು ನಾಡು”
  • Kannada: “ಕೊಂಗು ರಾಜ್ಯ”
  • Kashmiri: “کونگو ناڈو”
  • Malayalam: “കൊങ്കു പ്രദേശം”
  • Malayalam: “കൊങ്കു മേഖല”
  • Malayalam: “കൊങ്ങു നാട്”
  • Malayalam: “കൊങ്ങു രാജ്യം”
  • Marathi: “कोंगु नाडू”
  • Panjabi: “ਕੋਂਗੂ ਨਾਡੂ”
  • Slovenian: “Kongu Nadu”
  • Tamil: “கங்க நாடு”
  • Tamil: “கொங்கர் நாடு”
  • Tamil: “கொங்கு நாடு”
  • Tamil: “கொங்கு பகுதி”
  • Tamil: “கொங்கு மண்டலம்”
  • Tamil: “மேற்கு தமிழ்நாடு”
  • Telugu: “కొంగు నాడు”
  • Urdu: “کونگو ناڈو”
  • Vietnamese: “Tây Tamil Nadu”

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