The Western Region of Tamilnadu Postal Circle has its headquarters at Coimbatore. It was formed on 2nd April, 1979. The Region was previously known as Coimbatore Postal Region and the name was changed as Western Region, Tamilnadu Circle with effect from 15th March,1990.The Region covers an area of 38,982 square kilometres and serves a population of approximately 1.4 crores. The Region has a network of 3071 postoffices