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Gobichettipalayam (also known as Gobi) is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest city and urban agglomeration in Erode district and is the administrative headquarters of Gobichettipalayam taluka. It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, southwest of the state capital Chennai and east of Coimbatore. Agriculture and textile industries contribute majorly to the economy of the town. The town is situated at above sea level, surrounded by Western Ghats.
The town is a part of Gobichettipalayam constituency and elects its member of legislative assembly every five years, and a part of the Tirupur constituency that elects its member of parliament. The town is administered by a municipality established in 1949 and has a population of 60,279 as of 2011. It is known as "Mini Kollywood" because of the film shooting that takes place here and many films in Tamil and other languages have been shot here.
Gobichettipalayam was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It ceased to exist and renamed as Tiruppur constituency after the delimination by Election commission in 2008. Former union minister C Subramaniam lost to P. A. Saminathan in 1967 from Gobichettipalayam.
Gobichettipalayam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.