What is the profile of Coimbatore?
A. Coimbatore, also known as Kovai, is a major industrial city in India. According to the 2001 census it is the second largest city in the Tamilnadu State. It is the administrative headquarters of Coimbatore District and is known for its textile factories, engineering firms, automobile parts manufacturers, health care facilities, educational institutions, pleasant weather, friendly culture and hospitality. Coimbatore has been adjudged as the second most preferred city in India for higher education. The city boasts of a number of corporate hospitals, which have most modern facilities. Coimbatore is the highest revenue earning district in Tamilnadu. General trade attracts people from the neighbouring Kerala. Coimbatore is also called the Manchester of South India due to its extensive textile industry, fed by the surrounding cotton fields. Neighbouring town, Tirupur has Asias largest garment manufacturing clusters exporting hosiery clothes worth more than Rs. 5000 crores. Coimbatore is al
