Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli திருநெல்வேலி
State :	India
State :	Tamil Nadu
District :	Tirunelveli
Sub-district :	Tirunelveli
Location :	8 ° 45 '  N , 77 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 8 ° 45 '  N , 77 ° 43'  E
Height :	48 m
Residents :	473,637 (2011)
The Nelliappar Temple in Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli ( Tamil : திருநெல்வேலி , Tirunelvēli ; [ ˈtiɾɯnelʋeːli ]; also Thirunelveli , earlier Anglicised Tinnevelly or Tinnevelli ) is a city in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu with around 475,000 inhabitants (2011 census). It is the capital of the district of the same name .

Tirunelveli is located on the left bank of the Thamirabarani , just 75 kilometers north of Cape Komorin , the southernmost point of the Indian mainland, and 560 kilometers southwest of Chennai . On the right bank of the river lies the twin town of Palayamkottai .

The city's history dates back to the early Pandya and Chola periods . In the 16th century, the city was expanded by the Nayaks of Madurai , who ruled over it until the 18th century. Numerous Hindu temples date from that time, many of which are dedicated to the deity Shiva . Between 1542 and 1545 the Spanish-Portuguese missionary Franz Xavier worked in the city.

Today Tirunelveli is a regional trade and industrial center with cotton, food (especially sugar), tobacco and jewelry industries as well as a large cement factory and numerous car workshops. Since 1990 the city is also the seat of a university ( Manonmaniam Sundaranar University ).

69 percent of the residents of Tirunelveli are Hindus , 20 percent are Muslims and 11 percent are Christians . As in all of Tamil Nadu, the main language is Tamil, which is spoken by 98 percent of the population as their mother tongue.

climate

The climate in Tirunelveli is tropical .

Tirunelveli
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     12   32 22nd     23   32 23     30th   33 24     117   33 25th     168   32 25th     357   30th 24     153   30th 23     120   30th 23     189   31 23     239   30th 23     215   30th 23     51   31 23 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: www.myweather2.com

Web links

Commons : Tirunelveli  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Census of India 2011.
2. ^ Census of India 2011: C-1 Population By Religious Community. Tamil Nadu.
3. ↑ Census of India 2001: C-16 City: Population by Mother Tongue (Tamil Nadu), accessed under Tabulations Plan of Census Year - 2001 .