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Tiruchirappalli [b] (Tamil pronunciation: [ˈt̪iɾɯtːʃiɾapːaɭːi] ⓘ, formerly called Trichinopoly in English, also known as Tiruchi or Trichy), is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district.
F. G. Natesa Iyer, Indian National Congress leader from South India, Tamil dramatist; N.M.Kajamian Rowther, businessman, politician and philanthropist; M. R. Sethuratnam Iyer, former Minister of Development in the Madras Presidency
Tiruchirappalli District is one of the 38 districts, located along the Kaveri River, in Tamil Nadu, India. The headquarters of the district is the city of Tiruchirappalli . During the British Raj , the district was referred to as Trichinopoly , and was a district of the Madras Presidency ; it was renamed upon India's declaration of independence ...
Under the Early Cholas, Tiruchirappalli became an important administrative and cultural centre. Urayur, the old Tiruchirappalli, is believed to have been their capital. The first ever reference to the Cholas is available in a stone edict of Asoka dated to 300 BC. Tiruchirappalli is also mentioned by Ptolemy in the 3rd century BC. [2]
The administrative headquarters was the town of Trichinopoly, Trichy or Tiruchi, now known as Tiruchirappalli. The district covered an area of 2,632 square miles (6,820 km 2 ) in 1907. It was bound by the districts of South Arcot to the north, Salem to the west, Coimbatore to the west and north-west, Tanjore to the east and Madurai to the south.
Tiruchirappalli International Airport (IATA: TRZ, ICAO: VOTR) is an international airport that serves Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The airport is situated on National Highway 336 , approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the city center, and occupies 702.02 acres (284.10 ha). [ 4 ]
The topology of Tiruchirappalli is almost flat with a few isolated hillocks rising above the surface, the highest of which is the Rockfort. The average elevation is 289 feet (88 m). [ 4 ] The city spread over an area of 146.7 square kilometres (56.6 sq mi) is situated on the plains between the Shevaroy Hills to the north and the Palni Hills to ...
Tiruchirappalli is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is the fourth most populous city and is the densest regional urban area in the state. According to the 2001 census, Tiruchirappalli had a population of 752,066 with in the city limits and an extended urban agglomeration population of 866,354. [1]