Kodagu district
Kodagu district
Coorg district, Kodava Naad (Kodava language) | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Tadiandamol, Tibetian Golden Temple, Resort view from Tadiandamol, Shola grassland in Kumara Parvatha, Harangi Elephant Camp & Tree Park and Mallalli Falls, Mandalpatti hill an 18km roadway from Medikeri | |
| Nicknames: The Scotland of India, The Land of Warriors, The Coffee Cup of India | |
Location in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates: 12°25′15″N 75°44′23″E / 12.4208°N 75.7397°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Mysuru |
| Region | Malenadu |
| Haleri Dynasty | early 17th century |
| Coorg Province | May 1834 |
| Coorg State | 15 August 1947 |
| Kodagu district | 1 November 1956 |
| Headquarters | Madikeri |
| Talukas | Madikeri, Virajpet, Somwarpet, Ponnampet, Kushalanagar |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Somashekar S J (IAS) |
| • MP | Yaduveer Wadiyar |
| • MLA |
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| • Superintendent of Police (SP) | Bindu Mani R N (IPS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,102 km2 (1,584 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 26th (31 districts) |
| Elevation (Avg. of 5 taluks) | 984 m (3,228 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 554,519 |
| • Rank | 31st (31 districts) |
| • Density | 135.2/km2 (350.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Kodava, Kodagaru, Coorgi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 571201 (Madikeri) |
| Telephone code |
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| Vehicle registration | KA-12 |
| Literacy | 82.52% |
| Lok Sabha | Mysore Lok Sabha constituency |
| Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituency | Madikeri, Virajpet |
| Climate | Tropical Wet (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 2,725.5 millimetres (107.30 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 14.2 °C (57.6 °F) |
| Website | kodagu |
| Person | Koḍavanï |
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| People | Koḍavarï |
| Language | Koḍava takkï |
| Country | Koḍagï |
Kodagu district (Kodava: [koɖɐɡɨ, -ʋɨ], also known by its former name Coorg, Kodava: koḍagï, koḍavï) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State.