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{{Short description|Tamilnadu industrial City and Second Biggest City in Tamilnadu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}
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| house_type = Municipal corporation
| body = Coimbatore
| seats = 100
| leader1_type = [[Mayor]] 
| leader1 = [[A. Kalpana]]
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| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = Vetrichelvan
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| leader3_type = [[Commissioner]] and Special interim Executive Officer
| leader3 = Thiru. Raja Gopal Sunkara [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
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| leader5_type = [[District Collector]]
| leader5 = Thiru. S. Sameeran, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
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| meeting_place = [[Victoria Town Hall, Coimbatore|Victoria Town Hall]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.ccmc.gov.in}}
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The '''Coimbatore Municipal Corporation''' (officially, the '''Corporation of Coimbatore''') is the civic body that governs the city of [[Coimbatore]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the second largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu only after the [[Greater Chennai Corporation]] with an area of 246.75 sq km.

== History ==
The municipality of Coimbatore was established in 1866 according to the Town Improvements Act of 1865,<ref name="imperial">{{cite book|title=[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]|pages=371–372|volume=10|year=1908|publisher=Clarendon Press}}</ref> with industrialist [[Sir Robert Stanes]] as its first Chairman.<ref>{{cite news|last=S. Muthiah|author-link=S. Muthiah|title= 'Golden Tips' in the Nilgiris |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/14/stories/2003041400090300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030701133607/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/14/stories/2003041400090300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2003|access-date=9 June 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 April 2003}}</ref> The early days of the municipality were difficult as it had to tackle plague epidemics and earthquakes.<ref name="imperial" /> In 1934, the municipality elected its first woman Chairman, K. Thankamma Jacob.<ref name="herselfp112">{{cite book|title=Her-self: early writings on gender by Malayalee women, 1898-1938|page=112|first=J.|last=Devika|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2005}}</ref>[[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] politician [[R. K. Shanmukham Chetty]] served as the Vice-Chairman of the municipality from 1917 to 1920.<ref name="Patriotp120">{{cite book|title=The Great Indian Patriots, Volume 2|page=120|author=P. Rajeswar Rao|id={{ISBN|8170992885}}, {{ISBN|978-81-7099-288-2}}|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1991|chapter=R. K. Shanmukham Chetty}}</ref> in 1981, Coimbatore was elevated to a [[municipal corporation]], the third in Tamil Nadu by the merger of [[Singanallur, Coimbatore|Singanallur Municipality]] with Coimbatore Municipality. In 2011, Coimbatore Corporation limits were expanded by merging nearby areas of Coimbatore and making its area from 105 km² to 247 km².<ref name="panchayatirajp80">{{cite book|title=A handbook for panchayati raj administration (Tamil Nadu)|page=80|first=Ganapathy|last=Palanithurai|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|year=2007|id={{ISBN|81-8069-340-6}}, {{ISBN|978-81-8069-340-3}}}}</ref> In 2012, the Corporation won the "Best Corporation Award" from the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Best Corporation Award: and the credit goes to...? |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3784304.ece|date=2012-08-17|agency=[[The Hindu]]|location=Coimbatore|access-date=2012-08-17}}</ref>

== Logo ==
The logo of the Coimbatore Corporation includes Indian national flag.

==Area==
In 2011, the area was expanded to include certain local bodies in the metropolitan area into the city limits. The city is surrounded by reserve forests on the northern side, the [[Western Ghats]] on the western and northern part.<ref>[http://www.coimbatoreforests.org/ Coimbatore Forest Division, Tamilnadu, India] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701023503/http://www.coimbatoreforests.org/ |date=1 July 2015 }}</ref>

== Structure ==
This corporation consists of 100 wards and is headed by a [[Mayor of Coimbatore|mayor]] who presides over a deputy mayor and other [[councillors]] who represent the wards. The mayor is elected directly through a first past the post voting system and the deputy mayor is elected by the councillors from among their numbers.

== Administration ==
For administrative purpose the Coimbatore corporation is divided into five zones namely North, South, East, West and Central headed by a chairman.<ref>{{cite news|title=Corporation to have five zones|url=Corporation to have five zones - The Hindu|date=2011-09-22|agency=[[The Hindu]]|location=Coimbatore|access-date=2021-08-17}}</ref>
* The North Zone will have Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47 and 55

* The East Zone will have Wards 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69 and 75

* The Central Zone will have Wards 25, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 80, 81, 82, 83 and 84.
*The South Zone will have Wards 76, 77, 78, 79, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 and 100

* The West Zone will have Wards 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24

The offices of the respective zones are located at the following locations:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Offices in Coimbatore Corporation
|-
! Zone
! Location
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Victoria Town Hall, Coimbatore|Coimbatore Corporation Main Office]]
| style="text-align:center;"|Big Bazaar Street, [[Town Hall, Coimbatore|Town Hall]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|North Zone Office
| style="text-align:center;"|Balasundaram Road, Pappanaickenpalayam
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|East Zone Office
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Trichy Road, Coimbatore|Trichy Road]], [[Singanallur, Coimbatore|Singanallur]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|Central Zone Office
| style="text-align:center;"|Arts College Road, Race Course
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|West Zone Office
| style="text-align:center;"|Ramachandra Road, [[R. S. Puram, Coimbatore|R.S.Puram]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|South Zone Office
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Palakkad Road, Coimbatore|Palakkad Road]], [[Kuniyamuthur]]
|-
|}

==Elections==
[[File:India Coimbatore Municipal Corporation election 2022.svg|thumb|2022 Coimbatore Municipal Corporation election <br />
'''[[Government|Ruling Party]] (96)'''<br />
'''[[Secular Progressive Alliance|SPA]] (96)'''
{{legend|#D80000|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]: 76 wards}}
{{legend|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 9 wards}}
{{legend|#FF0000|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 4 wards}}
{{legend|#FE0A0A|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPIM]]: 4 wards}}
{{legend|#AD0000|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK]]: 3 wards}}
'''[[Opposition (politics)|Opposition]] (4)'''
{{legend|#0D7005|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]: 3 wards}}
{{legend|#CB0404|[[Social Democratic Party of India|SDPI]]: 1 ward}}]]
In the [[2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections]], DMK and its allies in the [[Secular Progressive Alliance]], won 96 wards out of total 100 wards for Coimbatore Municipal Corporation. The DMK won 76 and its allies 20. Among the allies of DMK, Congress won nine, CPI and CPI(M) - four each, and MDMK three wards. The incumbent ruling party in the Coimbtore corporation council, AIADMK won three seats. [[Social Democratic Party of India]] won 1 ward.<ref name="Madhavan 23 Feb">{{cite news |last1=Madhavan |first1=Karthik |title=DMK juggernaut too strong for AIADMK and BJP in Coimbatore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/dmk-juggernaut-too-strong-for-aiadmk-and-bjp-in-coimbatore/article65077074.ece |access-date=3 March 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=23 February 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Utilities ==
The executive wing of the corporation is headed by a Corporation Commissioner assisted by Deputy Commissioner. The corporation runs and maintains basic services like water, sewage and roads.<ref>{{cite news|title=Coimbatore Corporation Citizens Charter |url=https://www.coimbatore-corporation.com/dwnldforms/CitizensCharterEnglish.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308165451/http://www.coimbatore-corporation.com/DwnldForms/CitizensCharterEnglish.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 March 2005 |access-date=22 June 2010 |newspaper=Coimbatore Corporation }}</ref><ref name="indirectelection">{{cite news|title= Enact anti-defection law for councillors, says Jayalalithaa |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/22/stories/2006092222060100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212020151/http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/22/stories/2006092222060100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2007|access-date=22 June 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 September 2006}}</ref> The district itself is administered by the [[District Collector]].

== Law enforcement ==
The [[Coimbatore City Police]] was formed in 1972 after the bifurcation of the existing Coimbatore Police Force to assist in law enforcement.<ref name="history70">{{Cite web|title=History of Coimbatore City Police [1970s] |url=http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/ccp-history.php |publisher=Coimbatore City Police |access-date=2014-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121220343/http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/ccp-history.php |archive-date=2014-01-21 }}</ref><ref name="history80">{{Cite web|title=History of Coimbatore City Police [1980s] |url=http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/ccp-history-80s.php |publisher=Coimbatore City Police |access-date=2014-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140128003237/http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/ccp-history-80s.php |archive-date=2014-01-28 }}</ref> Coimbatore police commissionerate was formed in 1990.<ref name="settoexpand">{{cite news|title=City police jurisdiction set to expand |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/city-police-jurisdiction-set-to-expand/article1456765.ece |first=Palaniappan |last=VS |date= 15 February 2011 |agency=[[The Hindu]]|location=Coimbatore |access-date=2014-01-28}}</ref> The jurisdiction of the Commissionerate of Police extends to the jurisdictional limits of the [[Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="history80" /> In 2011, when the limits of the Municipal Corporation were increased, the jurisdiction of the police was also increased to include newly added areas.<ref name="settoexpand" /> There are 18 police stations in Coimbatore City, numbered '''B - 1''' to '''B - 15'''<ref name="neighbourhoodsearch">{{Cite web|title=Neighbourhood Police Details |url=http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/neighbourhoodsearch.php |publisher=Coimbatore City Police |access-date=2014-01-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216104059/http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/neighbourhoodsearch.php |archive-date=2014-02-16 }}</ref> along with three "All-Women" Police stations.<ref name="onemoresought" /> The CCP has three wings: [[Traffic#Rules of the road|traffic]], [[law and order (politics)|law and order]], and [[crime]]. Each of these wings comes under four zones: North, South, East and West.<ref name="onemoresought">{{cite news|title=One more All Women Police Station sought in Coimbatore |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/one-more-all-women-police-station-sought-in-coimbatore/article5446845.ece |first=Sairam |last=R |date= 11 December 2013 |agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Coimbatore |access-date=2014-01-28}}</ref> The District Court is the highest court of appeal in Coimbatore.

== Notes ==
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== External links ==
*{{Official website|https://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/}}

{{Coimbatore}}
{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Government of Coimbatore]]
[[Category:1866 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:1981 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]

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