Dharmapuri

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Dharmapuri Thagadur
Aerial view of mid-city
Nickname(s):  Thagadoor, Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu Dharmapuri Dharmapuri (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°07′16″N 78°09′30″E / 12.121100°N 78.158200°E / 12.121100; 78.158200
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Established	10th Century BC
Founded by	The King Adhiyaman
Government
• Type	Special Grade Municipality
• Body	Dharmapuri Municipality
Area
• Total	25.32 km2 (9.78 sq mi)
• Rank	9
Elevation	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	113,218
• Density	4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	636(7xx),636(8xx)
Telephone code	4342
Vehicle registration	TN-29
Website	www.dharmapuri.nic.in

Dharmapuri is a city in the north western part of Tamil Nadu, India. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Dharmapuri district which is the first district created in Tamil Nadu after the independence of India by splitting it from then Salem district on 2 October 1965. The city is located 50 km from Krishnagiri, 69 km from Salem, 60 km from Tirupattur, 90 km from Hosur, 117 km from Thiruvannamalai, 126 km from Bangalore and Erode, 181 km from Tiruppur, 200 km from Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli, 300 km from Madurai and the state capital Chennai. It is located between latitudes N 11 47’ and 12 33’ and longitudes E 77 02’ and 78 40’. It is one of the major leading cultivators and producers of mangoes in the state along with Krishnagiri, and is often referred as Mango Capital of India.