Theni

Theni
Theni
Neighbourhood
	From top: Theni view from the forest road, Theni view from mary matha school
	Nickname: Gateway to highland
	Theni Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 10°00′28″N 77°28′25″E / 10.0079°N 77.4735°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Theni
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Theni Allinagaram Municipality
• Chairman	S Murugesan
• Commissioner	S Nagarajan
Elevation	339 m (1,112 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	202,100
Languages
• Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English, Kannada	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	625531
Telephone code	04546
Vehicle registration	TN 60, TN 60Z
Distance from State Capital Chennai	498 kilometres (309 mi) southwest
Climate	Average and moderate cool at winter (Köppen)
Precipitation	658 millimetres (25.9 in)
Avg. summer temperature	39.5 °C (103.1 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	25.8 °C (78.4 °F)
Website	www.theni.tn.nic.in

Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of the Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, 70km from Madurai.

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