Hosur
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Hosur ஓசூர் |
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| Municipality | |
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Nickname(s): Flower city of Tamil Nadu Little-England |
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| Coordinates: 12°44′06″N 77°49′44″E / 12.735°N 77.829°ECoordinates: 12°44′06″N 77°49′44″E / 12.735°N 77.829°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Krishnagiri |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Hosur Municipality |
| • Sub Collector | Dr K Senthil Raj IAS |
| Elevation | 879 m (2,884 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 116,821 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| • Other | Telugu,Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 635109 |
| Telephone code | 04344 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 70 |
| Sex ratio | 1.118 ♂/♀ |
| Website | http://municipality.tn.gov.in/hosur/ |
Nickname(s): Flower city of Tamil Nadu
Hosur is an Industrial town and a municipality in Krishnagiri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Name Hosur is believed to have been adopted from the phrase "Hosa-Ooru", Meaning "New Town" in Kannada. It is the largest town in the Krishnagiri District of Tamil Nadu and is the headquarters of the Hosur taluk . It is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Bangalore, 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Krishnagiri, 82 kilometres from dharmapuri and 306 kilometres (190 mi) west of Chennai, the state capital. Hosur is the gateway to Karnataka's Capital City from Tamil Nadu and serves as the satellite town of Bangalore. Hosur assembly constituency is part of Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency.
Hosur was part of Mysore Kingdom until 1799, when Tipu Sultan lost the third Anglo-Mysore war, he handed over southern part of Mysore kingdom as a part settlement to English government.
Hosur was constituted as a Selection Grade Town Panchayat in the 1962. And it was upgraded to Second Grade Municipality in the Year 1992. In the year 1998 it was upgraded to Selection Grade Municipality vide G.O.(MAWS) No.85 dt. 22.05.1998. In 2011, Vide GO. No. 127 dt.08.09.2011 town panchayats Mathigiri, Village Panchayats Zuzuvadi, Mookandapalli, Avalapalli, Chennathur were included in Hosur Municipality.
Hosur experiences a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) with distinct wet and dry seasons. Due to its high elevation, Hosur usually enjoys salubrious and moderate climate throughout the year, with occasional heat waves. The coolest month is January with an average low temperature of 17.1 °C and the hottest month is May with an average high temperature of 33.6 °C. Winter temperatures rarely drop below 12 °C, and summer temperatures seldom exceed 35 °C. Hosur receives rainfall from both the northeast and the southwest monsoons and the wettest months are October, September and August, in that order. The summer heat is moderated by fairly frequent thunderstorms but no flooding. Humidity is 31% and average rainfall is 84 cm.
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