WHY COIMBATORE
Coimbatore is the 2nd largest city in Tamil Nadu, with more than 30,000 small, medium, large and tiny Industries Textile Mills and more than 750 Hospitals.
Coimbatore city is known for its entrepreneurship of its residents as it's the home for many Industries that produce wide range of products like Machine Tools, Steel Castings, Electronic Goods, Automobile Spares, and Consumer Products like Wet Grinders, Mixie, Motors, Pumps, Textile Cloth, Hosiery Goods, and Yarn etc.
Area 23.50 square kilometers
Population 15 lakh
Climate Salubrious climate.
Maximum Temperature - 34 ° Celsius. April and May are the hottest months.
Minimum Temperature - 20° Celsius.
Average Rainfall - 60 cms a year.
Healthcare
As of 2010, the size of the health care industry in Coimbatore is estimated at ₹1,500 crore (US$230 million).There are around 750 hospitals in the city with an in-patient capacity of 5,000 beds.The first health care centre in the city was started in 1909. In 1969, it was upgraded to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital and also city has government run ESI Hospital, which was renovated recently at Rs.520 crore with 500 beds. People from nearby districts and the state of Kerala visit Coimbatore for medical tourism due to the availability of hospitals and healthcare facilities
While the city is flat, it is surrounded by hilly terrain, since it is situated at the foot of the Niligiri Hills. In this, the third largest city in Tamil Nadu, groundwater supply has never been bountiful. The crops that flourish here are millet, paddy, cotton, tea, oil seeds and tobacco.
The majority are Tamil-speaking. Despite being very enterprising in business, the people of the city seem conservative and they continue to cherish age-old customs.
Tourism
Hill Stations for a quick getaway...
Air
The city is served by the Coimbatore International Airport at Peelamedu 15 km (9.3 mi) from the city centre. The then Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh declared the government's intention to upgrade the Coimbatore Airport to International status in a meeting with senior ministers on 6 June 2012and it was granted the status of international airport by the Union Cabinet on 2 October 2012.The airport is operated by Airports Authority of India and caters to domestic flights to major Indian cities and international flights to Sharjah and Singapore.As of 2014-15, the airport was the 15th largest airport in India in terms of total aircraft movement, 18th largest in terms of passengers handled and 13th largest in terms of cargo handled.It has a single runway, which is 9,760 feet (2,970 m) in length and is capable of handling large aircraft.Air Carnival, a private airline commenced its operations in 2016 with the Coimbatore International Airport as its hub.
Nearest International Airport : Tiruchirappalli, Kochi
Rail
Train service in Coimbatore started in 1861, upon the construction of the Podanur – Madras line connecting Kerala and the west coast with the rest of India.Coimbatore lies on the Coimbatore - Shoranur Broad gauge railway lineand the city falls under the Salem Division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The major railway station is the Coimbatore Junction which is the second-largest income generating station in the Southern Railway zone after Chennai Central and is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.Other major railway stations catering to the city include Coimbatore North Junction, Podanur Junction.