Coonoor

Also known as Coonoor, Tamil Nadu

Key facts

Settlement.other_name: Kunnur
Settlement.name: Coonoor
Settlement.settlement_type: Hill Station
Settlement.image_skyline: CoonoorPanorama.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The view of Coonoor from Grey's Hill.
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Nilgiris
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.governing_body: Coonoor Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 1850

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 1850
Official website: municipality.tn.gov.in/coonoor
Image: Coonoor.JPG
Dialing code: 423

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Commons category: Coonoor
postal code: 643101

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History
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Administration and politics
Tourism
Transport
Railway station
Notable events
Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash, 2021
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Coonoor or Kunnur (), is a taluk and a municipal town of the Nilgiris District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494. The town, located in the Nilgiri plateau, is at the head of the Coonoor Ghat, the principal pass connecting the Nilgiris to the plains. It is 363 miles (584 km) by rail from Chennai and 12 miles (19 km) from Ooty. The town is built within the picturesque Jackatalla valley (Jagathala), surrounded by wooded hills.

== History == left|thumb|120px|"1 MILE FROM THE BUNGALOW" historic milestone below Coonoor Since the time of British rule, Coonoor has served as the terminus of the Nilgiri branch of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways (formerly under the Madras South-Western Railway). In its early years, the town featured a sub-magistrate's court, a hospital, three churches, several schools, a library, as well as various shops and hotels catering to Europeans. Surrounded by tea and coffee estates, Coonoor is one of the principal hill stations of then Madras Presidency, second only to Ooty in natural advantages. The European settlement was located on the upper plateau, while the native quarter was situated on the lower slopes of the valley.