Erode

Erode district is located on the northern part of Tamil Nadu covering an area of 8,162 Sq. km. The district is situated at between 10° 36" and 1° 58" of the North Latitude and between 76° 49" and 77° 58" of the East Longitude. The total population of the district is 25,74,067 comprising of 13,06,039 males and 12,68,028 females.

Alongwith Rice, other crops like millets, cereals, pulses, sugarcane, groundnut and cotton are grown in the district of Erode. The Erode district is rich in minerals like quartz, feldspar, black granite, colour granite, rough stone and sand. The district is an important business centre for turmeric. It is also famous for marketing of handloom, powerloom and readymade garments such as cotton sarees, bedsheets, towels, carpets, lungies, and dhotis.

Places of tourist interest in the district of Erode are:
Bhavani Sangameshwarar Temple (Mukkoodal)
Sivanmalai
Chennimalai
Thindalmalai
Vattamalai
Bannari Amman Temple     Bhavanisagar Dam
Kodiveri Dam
Government Museum
Birds Sanctuary, Vellode
Periyar Memorial House

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Tamil-nadu-map

ariyalur          coimbatorec           cuddalore

dharmapuri      dindigul          erode

kanchipuram       kanniyakumari       karur

madurai             nagapattinam      namakkal

nilgiris           perambalur             pudukkottai

ramanathapuram       salem        sivaganga

tiruvallur        thanjavur                   thiruvarur

tirunelveli         tiruppur-district-map      teni

tiruvallur        tiruvannamalai           tuticorin

vellore       viluppuram         virudunagar

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