Gobichettipalayam

Gobichettipalayam Gobi
Town
Arch at entrance Pariyur temple Kodiveri Dam Western Ghats
Nickname:  Chinna Kodambakkam (Mini Kollywood)[1]
Gobichettipalayam Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 11°27′17.6″N 77°26′11.4″E / 11.454889°N 77.436500°E / 11.454889; 77.436500
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Kongu Nadu
District	Erode District
Municipality	1949[3]
Government
• Body	GMC
• Chairman	N. R. Nagaraj[4]
• Member of the Legislative Assembly	K. A. Sengottaiyan[5]
• Member of Parliament	K. Subbarayan[6]
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	59,523[2]
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	638452, 638476
Telephone code	91(04285)
Vehicle registration	TN36
Literacy	74%
Lok Sabha constituency	Tiruppur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Gobichettipalayam
Planning agency	GMC
Climate	Tropical climate (Köppen)
Avg. annual temperature	28 °C (82 °F)
Avg. summer temperature	34.3 °C (93.7 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	24 °C (75 °F)
Website	Gobi Municipality

Gobichettipalayam (Tamil: [koːbitɕtɕeʈʈippaːɭaɪjam]) is a town and municipality in Erode district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Gobichettipalayam taluk. It is situated at the centre of the South Indian Peninsula at 213 metres (699 ft) above sea level, surrounded by Western Ghats. It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the district headquarters Erode, 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Tiruppur and 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Coimbatore. Agriculture and textile industries are major contributors to the economy of the town.

The town is a part of Gobichettipalayam constituency that elects its member to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly and the Tirupur constituency that elects its member of parliament. The town is administered by Gobichettipalayam Municipality established in 1949 and has a population of 59,523 as per the 2011 census. It is known as "Mini Kollywood" because of the film production that takes place here and many films in Tamil and other languages have been shot here.