Chikkamagaluru District
Chikkamagaluru (Chikmagalur) district in Karnataka covers about 7,202 sq km and has a population of 1,137,961 across 9 blocks and 570 villages, with its headquarters at Chikkamagaluru, according to the district’s official website, which also describes it as the “Land of Coffee.” Coffee was first cultivated in India in Chikmagalur, and the mountains here, part of the Western Ghats, are the source of rivers like the Bhadra and the Tunga.
Places to visit in Chikkamagaluru District
- Kodandarama Temple — Hiremagalur.
- Horanadu Annapoorneshwari
- Kalaseshwara Temple
- Veera Narayana Temple — Belavadi.
- Shringeri Sharadamba Temple and sharadha peetam
- Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kalahatta Giri waterfalls-Chikmagalur.
- Mullayanagiri — a destination listed on the district’s official tourism page.
- Inam Dattatreya Peeta — a site listed on the district’s official tourism page.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Chikkamagaluru district tourism page.
