Chikmagalur

Chikmagalur Kiriya-Muguli[1]
City
Chikkamagaluru
Chikmagalur is the headquarters of the district of the same name in Karnataka, India.
Nickname:  The Land of Coffee
Chikmagalur Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°18′47″N 75°44′13″E / 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.mrc.gov.in

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.