Ooty

Also known as Udhagamandalam, Ootacamund, Udhagai, Utakamand

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Settlement.name: Ooty
Settlement.official_name: Ootacamund
Settlement.other_name: Udagamandalam
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.nickname: Queen of hill stations
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Tamil Nadu
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kongu Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Nilgiris District
Settlement.established_date: 1821
Settlement.government_type: Special Grade Municipality
Settlement.governing_body: Udagamandalam Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Population: 88430
Elevation: 2240
Image: Landscape of Ooty.jpg
Dialing code: 423

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Commons category: Udhagamandalam
postal code: 643001
native label: உதகமண்டலம்
P8168: Heinz Rutishauser
P12749: American Wirehair

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Ooty (; officially Udagamandalam (), anglicized: Ootacamund , abbreviated as Udagai, ) is a town and municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located northwest of Coimbatore, and is the headquarters of Nilgiris district. Situated in the Nilgiri hills, it is known by the epithet "King of all the Hill Stations", and is a popular tourist destination.

Originally occupied by the Toda people, the area came under the rule of the East India Company in the 18th century. It later served as the summer capital of Madras Presidency. The economy is based on the hospitality industry serving tourism and agriculture. The town is connected to the plains by the Nilgiri ghat roads and Nilgiri Mountain Railway.