Chikmagalur district

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Chikmagalur district Chikkamagaluru
District of Karnataka
Clockwise from top-left: Hanumana Gundi Falls, Vidyashankara Temple at Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Amruteshwara Temple, View from Mullayyanagiri, Bhadra Reservoir
Nickname:  Coffee Land of Karnataka[1]
Location in Karnataka
Coordinates: 13°19′N 75°46′E / 13.32°N 75.77°E / 13.32; 75.77
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Kadur district [3]	1886
Founded by	Chamarajendra Wadiyar X
Headquarters	Chikmagalur
Taluk	Chikmagalur, Kadur, Tarikere, Mudigere, Sringeri, Koppa, Narasimharajapura, Ajjampura, Kalasa
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Meena Nagaraj C. N. (IAS)
Area
• Total	7,201 km2 (2,780 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,925 m (6,316 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,137,961 [2]
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	Chikmagalur KA-18 Tarikere KA-66
Website	chikkamagaluru.nic.in/en/

Chikmagalur, officially Chikkamagaluru is an administrative district in the Malnad subregion of Karnataka, India. Coffee was first cultivated in India in Chikmagalur.^[4] The hills of Chikmagalur are parts of the Western Ghats and the source of Tunga and Bhadra rivers. Mullayanagiri, the highest peak in Karnataka is located in the district. The area is well known for the Sringeri Mutt that houses the Dakshina Peeta established by Adi Shankaracharya.