Tirupur pronounced as Tirupur is a textile city located on the banks of Noyyal River. It is also called Dollar city.[citation needed] It is the administrative headquarters of the Tiruppur district. It forms a part of the ancient Kongu Nadu region of South India, where its people were the first to establish territorial state. Tirupur is a textile hub and a vast generator of employment for unskilled temporary workers.[citation needed]