Kanakapura
Kanakapura
Kankanahalli | |
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City | |
Temple inside Kanakapura Bus Station | |
Kanakapura Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°33′00″N 77°25′01″E / 12.55°N 77.417°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bengaluru South |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Municipal Council |
| • MLA | D. K. Shivakumar |
| Area | |
• City | 7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 637 m (2,090 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 54,014 |
| • Density | 6,920/km2 (17,900/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 296,863 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 562 117 |
| Telephone code | 08117 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | KA 42 |
| Website | kanakapuracity |
Kanakapura is a city in the Bengaluru South district of Karnataka on the banks of the Arkavathi river and the administrative center of the taluk of the same name. Its founder is Shrihan Kanaka Sigmanath, hence its name. Kanakapura is the largest cocoon silk producer in India. The Kaveri River flows around 21 km in Kanakapura Taluk. The city previously belonged to the Bangalore Rural District. It was formerly the largest constituency in the country. (1,553 km2 [600 sq mi]). The Kodihalli Wildlife Range and Harohalli Wildlife Range are under its division. The Kaveri Wildlife Sanctuary consists of two main zones: the Sangam Wildlife Range and the Mugguru Wildlife Range.