Tirupur
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Tiruppur திருப்பூர் |
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| City | |
| Nickname(s): Knit Wear Capital of India, Textile City | |
 Tiruppur
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| Coordinates: 11°07′N 77°20′E / 11.11°N 77.34°ECoordinates: 11°07′N 77°20′E / 11.11°N 77.34°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Kongu Nadu |
| District | Tiruppur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | A. Visalakshi |
| • Deputy mayor | S. Gunasekaran |
| • Corporation commissioner | Asokan |
| Area | |
| • City | 159.6 km2 (61.6 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 6 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 877,778 |
| • Rank | 5 |
| • Metro | 963,173 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 6416xx |
| Telephone code | +91-421 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-39, TN-42 |
| Website | tiruppurcorporation |
Tiruppur or Tirupur ([t̪ɪɾɨppuːr] 
Tirupur.ogg ) is a city in the Kongu Nadu region of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruppur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruppur district and the fifth largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Noyyal River, it has been ruled at different times, by the Early Pandyas, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Vijayanagar Empire, Madurai Nayaks, Mysore Kingdom and the British. It is situated at the centre of the South Indian Peninsula, about 450 kilometres (280 mi) southwest of the state capital Chennai and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Coimbatore.
Tiruppur is administered by municipal corporation which was established in 2008 and the total area of the corporation is 159.6 km2 divided into 60 wards. The total population of the city as per the 2011 census is 444,352. Tiruppur is a part of the Tiruppur constituency that elects its member of parliament.
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