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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Chikmagalur district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chikmagalur
| official_name = Chikkamagaluru
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Chikmagalur, India. (7793316622).jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Chikmagalur is the headquarters of the coffee district of the same name in Karnataka, India.
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = Karnataka
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India
| pushpin_label_position =
| coordinates = {{coord|13.313|N|75.737|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder = King Rukmangada
| government_type =
| governing_body = City Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 32.7
| area_metro_km2 = 1613
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1090
| population_total = 118,401
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011Gov"/>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 577101 - 577102, 577133,577146
| registration_plate = KA-18
| website = {{URL|chickamagalurcity.mrc.gov.in}}
| footnotes = |
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
}}

'''Chikmagalur''', known officially as '''Chikkamagaluru''', is a city and the headquarters of [[Chikmagalur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]]. Located on the foothills of the [[Mullayanagiri|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.

==Geography==
[[File:Court Road, Chikmagalur..jpg|thumb|Court road in Chikmagalur]]
Chikmagalur is situated in the [[Malenadu|Malenadu region]] of Karnataka in the [[Deccan plateau]] in the foothills of the [[Western Ghats]]. It is situated at an elevation of {{convert|1090|m}} above mean sea level, meaning, it is the third highest city in Karnataka. [[Yagachi River|The Yagachi River]] has its source near the town and flows in the south-easterly direction before uniting with the [[Hemavati river]].

===Climate===
Chikmagalur generally has a moderate to cool climate. The temperature of the city varies from {{convert|11|-|20|°C}} during winter to {{convert|25|-|32|°C}} during summer.

{{Weather box
| location = Chikmagalur (1981–2010, extremes 1974–2012)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| width = auto
| Jan record high C = 32.5
| Feb record high C = 35.0
| Mar record high C = 36.7
| Apr record high C = 37.0
| May record high C = 37.0
| Jun record high C = 35.5
| Jul record high C = 31.0
| Aug record high C = 30.5
| Sep record high C = 32.0
| Oct record high C = 32.0
| Nov record high C = 32.5
| Dec record high C = 32.5
| year record high C = 37.0
| Jan high C = 27.9
| Feb high C = 30.5
| Mar high C = 32.7
| Apr high C = 33.2
| May high C = 31.8
| Jun high C = 26.9
| Jul high C = 25.3
| Aug high C = 25.3
| Sep high C = 26.9
| Oct high C = 27.3
| Nov high C = 26.8
| Dec high C = 26.7
| year high C = 28.5
| Jan low C = 15.0
| Feb low C = 16.4
| Mar low C = 18.1
| Apr low C = 19.5
| May low C = 19.7
| Jun low C = 19.1
| Jul low C = 18.8
| Aug low C = 18.6
| Sep low C = 18.3
| Oct low C = 17.9
| Nov low C = 16.6
| Dec low C = 14.9
| year low C = 17.7
| Jan record low C = 10.0
| Feb record low C = 11.1
| Mar record low C = 14.0
| Apr record low C = 15.0
| May record low C = 15.0
| Jun record low C = 15.0
| Jul record low C = 15.7
| Aug record low C = 16.0
| Sep record low C = 14.6
| Oct record low C = 12.0
| Nov record low C = 11.1
| Dec record low C = 10.9
| year record low C = 10.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 3.3
| Feb rain mm = 1.2
| Mar rain mm = 29.4
| Apr rain mm = 59.6
| May rain mm = 104.3
| Jun rain mm = 122.8
| Jul rain mm = 134.1
| Aug rain mm = 126.3
| Sep rain mm = 109.4
| Oct rain mm = 168.1
| Nov rain mm = 68.2
| Dec rain mm = 13.0
| year rain mm = 939.7
| Jan rain days = 0.3
| Feb rain days = 0.3
| Mar rain days = 1.2
| Apr rain days = 4.2
| May rain days = 6.1
| Jun rain days = 9.1
| Jul rain days = 11.0
| Aug rain days = 10.0
| Sep rain days = 6.7
| Oct rain days = 8.3
| Nov rain days = 3.5
| Dec rain days = 0.8
| year rain days = 61.6
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Chickmagalur Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 191–192
| access-date = 18 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M92
| access-date = 18 April 2020}}</ref>
}}

=== Rainfall ===
In 2022, Chikkamagaluru hobli received an annual rainfall of {{convert|1590|mm|in}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2022.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2022.pdf|access-date=5 July 2023|title= Annual State Report 2022}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Chikmagalur city had a total population of 118,401, of which 58,702 were males and 59,699 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 11,633. The total number of literates in Chikmagalur was 96,359, which constituted 81.4% of the population with male literacy of 83.7% and female literacy of 79.1%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Chikmagalur was 90.3%, of which male literacy rate was 93.1% and female literacy rate was 87.5%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 16,423 and 1,734 respectively. Chikmagalur had 28545 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Chikmagalur |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=694075 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>

==Tourist attractions==
* [[Mullayyana Giri]] & its adjacent peaks
* [[Ayyanakere]] Lake
* [[Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* [[Kudremukh|Kudremukha National Park]]
* [[Bhadra Dam]]
* [[Horanadu]] and [[Sringeri]] - Pilgrim spots
* [[Yagati]] Mallikarjuna Temple
* [[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]] & [[Halebeedu]]

==Transport==
Rail and road are the two modes of transportation that are available in the city. [[National Highway 173 (India)|NH-173 (formely KM Road)]] passes through the town connecting with port city [[Mangalore]], located {{Convert|150|km}} away. [[State Highway 57 (Karnataka)]] connects the city to [[Mysore]], via [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]] in the south and to [[Shivamogga]], via [[Kadur]] in the north East. A railway line connects [[Chikkamagaluru railway station]] to [[Kadur Junction railway station]]. The nearest international airport is [[Mangalore International Airport]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205083323/http://www.chickamagalurcity.gov.in/ Chickmagalur City Municipal Council Website]

{{Chikkamagaluru topics}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Chikkamagaluru district]]
[[Category:Cities in Karnataka]]

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