Location

Kodagu district lies between 11056’ and 12057’ North latitude and 75022’ and 76012’ East Longitude.

96 kms from Brahmagiri Hills in the south to the Hemavathi River in the north.

64 kms from sampaje in the west to kushalnagar in the east.

1,166 Meters above sea level.

Season
Maximum
Minimum
Summer
30c
20c
Winter
28c
16c
Monsoon
june to september.
 
Forests
32.76% of total area.
 
Rainfall
2700mm
 

Cauvery, the lifeline of kodagu. its source high up amidst the Western Ghats at Tala Cauvery. The River Cauvery also known as ‘Dakshina Ganga’ forms a natural boundary between Mysore and Kodagu districts. Other rivers are Harangi, Hemavathi, Barapole, LakshmanaTheertha and Kumaradhara.

Consists of more than 8.8% of floral diversity of India and 37% of Karnataka amounting to 1332 species.

Rajeev Gandhi National Park, Nagarahole: 643 sq kms

Tala Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary: 105.00 sq kms.

Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary: 102.59 sq kms

Brahmagiri Wildlife santuary: 181.29 sq kms

Asian Elephant, Tiger, Panther, Indian gaur, Leopard, Sambar, Four Horned Antelope, Spotted dear, Mouse dear, Leopard Cat, Small Indian Civet, Clawless Other, Common Giant Flying, Squirrel, Flying Fox etc. are some of the important ones. 350 species of birds and thousand of insectspecies, 25 varieties of snakes including Cobras, vipers and Kraits.

Distance to Other Major Places
Bangalore
256kms
Mysore
120kms
Mangalore
136kms
Hassan
115kms
Tellichery
110kms
Cannanore
110kms
Calicut
180kms