Agumbe
Sign in to saveAgumbe is a village situated in the Thirthahalli taluka of Shivamogga district, Karnataka, India.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Agumbe
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ka
- Settlement.settlement_type
- village
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- Agumbe View point.jpg
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- Clouds at Sunset point, Agumbe
- Settlement.nicknames
- Cherrapunji of South India, Cherrapunji of Karnataka, Rain City
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- Karnataka
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- right
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- Location of Agumbe
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Shimoga district
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Malenadu
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- Metric
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- 3
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- Location
- Size
- Economy
- Tourism
- Geography
- Waterfalls near Agumbe
- Barkana Falls
- Onake Abbi Falls
- Jogigundi Falls
- Koodlu Threetha Falls
- Sirimane Falls
- Climate
- Rainfall
- Temperature
- Ecology and biodiversity
- Agumbe rainforest research station
- Medicinal plants conservation area
- Flora
- Fauna
- Temples
- Malgudi Days
- See also
- References
- External links
Agumbe is a village situated in the Thirthahalli taluka of Shivamogga district, Karnataka, India. It is nestled in the thickly forested Malenadu region of the Western Ghats mountain range. Owing to its high rainfall, it has received the epithet of "The Cherrapunji of South India", after Cherrapunji, one of the rainiest places in India.
Agumbe is associated with rainforest conservation efforts, documentation of medicinal plants, tourism (trekking and photography), and the promotion of cottage industry. The Agumbe Rainforest Research Station was established as a sanctuary for the King Cobra, Agumbe's flagship species.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agumbe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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