Dharumapuri
· It was called as ‘Thagadur’ during Sangam age.
· Later the name was converted as Dharumapuri during king Jayadeviram.
· In the year 1965 oct 2nd the dharmapuri district was bifurcated from Salem district.
· It has one Parliamentary seats and 5 state legislative seats.
· Rivers – R.Cauvery
· Agriculture – Paddy, Ginger & Orid dhall
Speciality
· This place was ruled by Adiyaman
· This district is famous for the mango’s
· The famous Okanakal is a place where river Cauvery enters Tamil nadu.
· Mt.Thirtamalai is a famous location
· A Memorial hall for Subramaniya Siva was built at Paparapatty.
· In this district tomato and chilly are highly grown at Ponnagaram.
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