a town of British India, presidency of Madras, district of Coimbatore, stands on the Neighbourly Hills, at an elevation of 7300 feet above the sea, 32 miles N.W. by N. of Coimbatore. It is partly occupied by natives, and partly by Europeans; the houses of the latter being scattered along the slopes of the valley in which it stands, while those of the natives are more closely collected together. There is an elegant church, and public gardens. Ootakamund is the principal as well as the most elevated sanatory station on the Neighbourly Hills. It was founded in 1822.