Chikmagalur
City in Karnataka, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Chikmagalur district.
Chikmagalur (officially Chikkamagaluru[4]) is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Mullayanagiri peak 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's believed Baba Budan first introduced coffee to India.
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Chikmagalur
Kiriya-Muguli[1] | |
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Chikkamagaluru | |
Nickname: The Land of Coffee | |
Coordinates: 13.313°N 75.737°E / 13.313; 75.737 | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
Founded by | King Rukmangada |
Government | |
• Body | City Municipal Council |
• CMC Commissioner | H T Krishnamurthy |
Area | |
• City | 32.74 km2 (12.64 sq mi) |
• Rural | 1,581.53 km2 (610.63 sq mi) |
Elevation _at_bus_stand | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• City | 118,401 |
• Density | 3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi) |
• Rural | 186,967 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 577101, 577102 [3] |
Vehicle registration | KA-18 |
Website | chickamagalurcity |
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