Location
Kovaipudur lies at the mouth of the Palghat Pass and at the south western fringe of the Coimbatore city, bordering the Western Ghats at the foothills of the Madukkarai range in Coimbatore and the Walayar ranges in Kerala. Kovaipudur has mainly scrub vegetation as these hills make it a rainshadow area. The mean temperature is significantly lower than Coimbatore city.
There is a police training academy, along with numerous schools and colleges. Shanti Ashram, a renowned social organization of the region, and Paripoorana Estates, a gated residential colony with many facilities, is also located in Kovaipudur. Kovaipudur has a huge playground where sports like Cricket, Football, Volleyball and lots of other sports are played everyday by school and college students and even middle aged people. There is also an integrated township over 1000 acres promoted by Rakindo with a 18-Hole Championship Golf Course and a Par3-9 Hole Course, dedicated to the Golf Academy coming up near the mountains near Kovaipudur.
A small park by the name 'Semmozhi Poonga' was opened for the general public. Many people come to the park for walking.
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