COIMBATORE, city and district, British India, in the Ma dras presidency. The city is situated on the left bank of the Noyil river, 305 m. from Madras by the South Indian railway. In 1931 it had a population of 95,198. The city stands 1,437 ft. above sea-level, is healthy, and is rendered additionally attractive to European residents by its picturesque position on the slopes of the Nilgiri hills. The famous temple of Perur lies 3 m. E. of Coimbatore. Coimbatore is an important industrial centre, carry ing on cotton weaving and spinning, tanning and the manufacture of coffee, sugar, manure and saltpetre. It has two second-grade colleges, a college of agriculture, training and industrial schools, and a school of forestry.