Coimbatore, Indiai

Atlas Obscura

Recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest bust sculpture, the Adiyogi statue depicts the Hindu deity, Shiva, in 500 tonnes of steel. The sculpture stands at a towering 112 feet tall in Coimbatore, India, with the height of 112 feet said to represent the 112 chakras.

Learn more about the statue here: https://trib.al/hNOeUiF

哥印拜陀（泰米爾語：கோயம்பத்தூர்）一譯科因巴托爾，是印度南部泰米爾納德邦西部的城市，在尼爾吉里山（Nilgiri Hills）南，哥印拜陀縣縣政府所在地，人口約200萬。

哥印拜陀是印度其中一座主要的工業城市，以紡織、工程、汽車零件製造等工業聞名。

Coimbatore

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Coimbatore Kovai
Metropolis
Clockwise from top: Perur Pateeswarar Temple, Siruvani waterfalls, Singanallur lake, Avinashi Road and TIDEL Park
Nickname(s): Manchester of South India
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Coordinates: 11°1′6″N 76°58′21″ECoordinates: 11°1′6″N 76°58′21″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Kongu Nadu
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	CCMC
• Mayor	vacant
• Corporation Commissioner	Dr K Vijay Karthikeyan IAS
• Commissioner of Police	K. Periaiah IPS
Area
• Metropolis	246.75 km2 (95.27 sq mi)
• Metro	642.12 km2 (247.92 sq mi)
Area rank	2
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
• Metropolis	1,601,438
• Density	6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
• Metro	2,136,916[1]
• Metro rank	16th
Demonym(s)	Coimbatorean
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	641XXX
STD Code	+91-422
Vehicle registration	TN 37 (South), TN 38 (North), TN 66 (Central), TN 99 (West)
Website	www.ccmc.gov.in