Tiruppur or
Tirupur ( ) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruppur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruppur district and the fifth largest city as well as an urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Noyyal River, it has been ruled at different times, by the Early Pandyas, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Mysore Kingdom and also British. It is about 450 kilometres (280 mi) southwest of the state capital Chennai, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Coimbatore, 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Erode, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Dharapuram.