Kottur-Malayandipattinam | |
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  Kottur-Malayandipattinam Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°32′04″N 76°58′39″E / 10.5344°N 76.9774°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Coimbatore |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | above 30,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 642114 |
| Telephone code | 04259 is the telephone code |
| Vehicle registration | TN 41 |
Kottur-Malayandipattinam or Kottur is the biggest panchayat town in Anaimalai_taluk of Coimbatore rural district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its short name is KM Pattinam. The name Kottur-Malayandipattinam is used to distinguish it from other places of the same name in south India, with Malayandipattinam (malai-yandi-pattanam) being the name of the southern part of the town and named after being surrounded by western ghats (Indira Gandhi wildlife sanctuary and national park). It is famous for buying elephant ivory 100 years before, kottur Tamil meaning of kottu is elephant ivory and it also means the end of town.