Coimbatore metropolitan area

Greater Coimbatore

Coimbatore Metropolitan Area
Greater Coimbatore Coimbatore Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan area
	Nickname: Manchester of South India
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Planning Authority	Coimbatore Urban Development Authority (CUDA)
Parliament constituencies	Coimbatore; Pollachi; Nilgiris;
Assembly constituencies	Coimbatore North; Coimbatore South; Singanallur; Kavundampalayam; Thondamuthur; Sulur; Kinathukadavu; Mettupalayam;
Jurisdiction	Municipal corporations - 1; Municipalities - 4; Town Panchayats - 21; Revenue Villages - 66;
Seat	Coimbatore
Districts	parts of Coimbatore district;
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	CCMC
Area
• Metropolitan area	1,531.57 km2 (591.34 sq mi)
Population
• Metro	2,457,452
Demonym	Coimbatorian
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	641XXX
STD Code	+91-0422
Vehicle registration	TN-37 (South), TN-38 (North), TN-66 (Central), TN-99 (West) & TN-37Z (Sulur).
Website	www.ccmc.gov.in; www.coimbatorelpa.com

The Greater Coimbatore, or Coimbatore Metropolitan Area, is the sixteenth-most populous metropolitan area in India, the second most populous metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu next only to Chennai. The Coimbatore Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Coimbatore and its suburbs in Coimbatore district.