Overview

Coimbatore Forest Division

Coimbatore district is richly endowed with hills, forests, rivers and wildlife.  The Western Ghats of the district are the home of rivers such as Bhavani, Noyall, Aliyar, Siruvani which provide the drinking water and irrigation water for the people and farmers of Coimbatore.  The forests of Coimbatore district spread over an area of 693.48 sq.km against district area of 7433.72 km.  The forests are responsible for the cool weather, the green landscape and clean air of the district.  The forest tract falls between 10°37’and 11°31’North latitudes and 76°39’and77°5’ East longitudes. The greater part of the Coimbatore forest division is situated in southward extending Western Gnats, with the North-western parts forming the lower Ranges of the Nilgiris. The Coimbatore forest division is part of the Nilgiri  Bioshpere Reserve (NBR) and also forms part of the Core Zone of the NBR.

The forest of Coimbatore district are administered by two forest divisions.  South of Palghat Gap lies the Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, which has been designated as Tiger Reserve during 2008  . North of Palghat lies the Coimbatore forest division..  This division is bounded on the North and North West by Sathiyamangalam, Erode, Nilgiris North and Nilgiris South Forest Divisions, and on the west and South-west by Palghat Forest division of Kerala State.

Forest statistics of Coimbatore District.
Geographical area of the District	7433.72  Sq.km.
Forests area of the Coimbatore Forest Division	693.48   Sq.km (9.33%)
Forest area  of the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary	958.59 Sq.km (12.89%)
Total forest area of the district	1652.07 Sq.km