Kotagiri | |
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| Nickname: KTG | |
  Kotagiri | |
| Coordinates: 11°26′N 76°53′E / 11.43°N 76.88°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | The Nilgiris |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special Grade |
| • Body | Kotagiri town panchayat |
| Elevation | 1,950 m (6,400 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 28,207 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 |
| Area code | +9104266 |
| Vehicle registration | TN43 |
Kotagiri is a hill station and a taluk in the Nilgiris district[1] of the Indian state, Tamil Nadu. The Nilgiri hills have been the traditional home of the "Kota" tribes. The name 'Kota-giri' itself means 'mountains of the kotas'. Kotagiri was known in the past as 'Kota-keri' or 'Kota-gherry', the 'street of Kotas'.[2] The town has developed around numerous knolls and valleys. It is one of the largest hill stations in the Nilgiri Mountains. Located at an average elevation of 1,950 m (6,400 ft), Kotagiri is quietly tucked away in the Nilgiris and used to be one of the summer resorts of Madras Presidency. The town was discovered in the year 1819 by John Sullivan[3] when he came to a village called Dhimbatty to the north of Kotagiri. Kotagiri enjoys the third coldest climate next to Ooty and Kodaikanal in South India.[4]
- ^ "About District". The Nilgiris District. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ harshadpatel (27 April 2022). "Kotagiri Hill Station Tamil Nadu". History of India 1. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Kotagiri: a gateway to serenity".
- ^ "Kotagiri Hill Station, Kotagiri Hill Station Tour & Travel Information". www.tourmyindia.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.