Chikmagalur
Chikmagalur | |
|---|---|
| Chikkamagaluru | |
| Nickname: The Land of Coffee | |
Interactive map of Chikmagalur | |
| Coordinates: 13°19′31″N 75°47′33″E / 13.325246°N 75.792399°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Malenadu |
| Founded by | King Rukmangada |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Municipal Council |
| • CMC Commissioner | B C Basavaraju |
| 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) | |
• City | 118,401 |
| • Density | 3,616/km2 (9,366/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 186,967 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 577101, 577102 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-18 |
| Website | chickamagalurcity |
Chikmagalur (officially Chikkamagaluru, IPA: [t͡ʃikːɐmɐɡɐɭuːru]), 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.