Chikkamagaluru
Sign in to saveChikmagalur (officially Chikkamagaluru, ), previously known as Kiriya-Muguli, is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Chandra Drona Mountain range of the Western Ghats, the city attracts tourists from around the world for its pleasant and favourable hill station climate, tropical rainforest and coffee estates. The pristine Baba Budangiri lies to the north of Chikmagalur, where it is believed that Baba Budan first introduced coffee to India.
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- Locality
- Chikkamagaluru
- Region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Population
- 121,484
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chikmagalur
- Settlement.official_name
- Chikkamagaluru
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chikmagalur, India. (7793316622).jpg
- Settlement.nickname
- The Land of Coffee
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 6
- Settlement.map_caption
- Chikmagalur in Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Malenadu
- Settlement.founder
- King Rukmangada
- Settlement.governing_body
- City Municipal Council
- Settlement.leader_title1
- CMC Commissioner
- Settlement.leader_name1
- B C Basavaraju
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Tourist attractions
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Chikmagalur (officially Chikkamagaluru, ), previously known as Kiriya-Muguli, is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Chandra Drona Mountain range of the Western Ghats, the city attracts tourists from around the world for its pleasant and favourable hill station climate, tropical rainforest and coffee estates. The pristine Baba Budangiri lies to the north of Chikmagalur, where it is believed that Baba Budan first introduced coffee to India.
==Geography== Chikmagalur is situated in the Malenadu region of Karnataka in the Deccan Plateau in the foothills of the Western Ghats. It is situated at an elevation of above mean sea level, meaning it is the third highest city in Karnataka. The Yagachi River has its source near the town and flows in the south-easterly direction before uniting with the Hemavati river.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chikkamagaluru” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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