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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kodagu district
| other_name = Coorg district
| nickname = 
| settlement_type = District
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| nicknames = ''Scotland of India, The Land of Warriors, Coffee Cup of India''
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Malnad]]
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Madikeri]]
| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = [[Madikeri]], [[Somwarpet]], [[Virajpet]], [[Ponnampet]], [[Kushalanagar]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (India)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Charulatha Somal
| leader_title1 = [[Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)|MP]]
| leader_name1 = [[Pratap Simha]]

| leader_title2 = [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| leader_name2 = *[[K.G.Bopaiah]] (Virajpet) 
*[[Appachu Ranjan]] (Madikeri)

| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =<ref name="dsert">{{cite web|title=Kodagu district Profile|url=http://dsert.kar.nic.in/dietwebsite/kodagu/DistrictProfile.htm|publisher=DSERT|access-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 4102
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| elevation_m = 900
| population_total = 554,519
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =<ref name="2011census">http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/259-kodagu.html</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym = Kodava
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 571201 (Madikeri)
| area_code = * + 91 (0) 8272 (Madikeri)
* +91 (0) 8274 (Virajpet)
* + 91 (0) 8276 (Somwarpet)
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = KA-12
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 82.52%
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Tropical Wet]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])
| website = {{URL|kodagu.nic.in}}
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]
| demographics1_title2 = Regional
| demographics1_info2 = [[Kannada], [[Kodava language|Kodava]], [[Arebhashe]]<ref name="2011census" />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mysore Lok Sabha constituency]]
| blank5_name_sec1 = [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] constituency
| blank5_info_sec1 = [[Madikeri]], [[Virajpet]]
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{{Culture of Karnataka}}
'''Kodagu''' (also known by its former name '''Coorg''') is an administrative [[List of districts of Karnataka|district]] in the [[Karnataka]] state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate [[Coorg State]],<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Coorg|volume=7|pages=91–92}}</ref> at which point it was merged into an enlarged [[Mysore State]]. It occupies an area of {{convert|4102|sqkm}} in the [[Western Ghats]] of southwestern Karnataka. In 2001 its population was 548,561, 13.74% of which resided in the district's urban centre, making it the least populous of the 30 districts in Karnataka.The nearest railway stations are [[Mysore Junction]], located around 95 km away and [[Thalassery]] and [[Kannur]] in [[Kerala]], at a distance of 79 km. The nearest airports are [[Kannur International Airport]] in [[Kerala]] (59 km from Kodagu) and [[Mangalore International Airport]] (118 km from Kodagu).

==Geography==
Kodagu is located on the eastern slopes of the [[Western Ghats]]. It has a geographical area of {{convert|4102|sqkm|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Districts of India|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=KA|publisher=Government of India|access-date=11 January 2011}}</ref> The district is bordered by [[Dakshina Kannada district]] to the northwest, [[Hassan district]] to the north, [[Mysore district]] to the east, [[Kasaragod]] district of Kerala in west and [[Kannur district]] of [[Kerala]] to the southwest, and [[Wayanad district]] of Kerala to the south. It is a hilly district, the lowest elevation being {{convert|50|m|ft}} above sea-level near [[makutta]]. The highest peak, [[Tadiandamol]], rises to {{convert|1750|m|ft}}, with [[Pushpagiri, Karnataka|Pushpagiri]], the second highest, at {{convert|1715|m|ft}}. The main river in Kodagu is the [[Kaveri]] (Cauvery), which originates at [[Talakaveri]], located on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, and with its tributaries, drains the greater part of Kodagu.

===Rivers===
* [[Kaveri]]
* [[Payaswini]]
* [[Thejaswini]]
* [[Valapattanam River]]
* [[Harangi]]
* [[Lakshmana Tirtha]]
* [[Barapole]]
* [[Kumaradhara]]

==Administrative divisions==
===Taluks===
The district is divided into five administrative [[Tehsil|taluks]]:
* [[Madikeri]]
* [[Virajpet]]
* [[Somwarpet]]
* [[Ponnampet]]
* [[Kushalnagar]]

===Representation===
Two members of the legislative assembly are elected from Kodagu to the [[Karnataka]] Legislative Assembly, one each from the [[Madikeri]] and [[Virajpet]]. [[Appachu Ranjan|M P Appachu Ranjan]] represents the Madikeri constituency while [[K. G. Bopaiah]] represents the Virajpet constituency; they are from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Kodagu, formerly part of the Kodagu-Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore) constituency, is now part of the [[Mysore]] [[Lok Sabha]] parliamentary constituency. The current MP for this constituency is [[Pratap Simha|Shri Pratap Simha]], from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].

The Codava National Council and ''Kodava Rashtriya Samiti'' are campaigning for autonomy to Kodagu district.<ref name=hinduonnet2005021101>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/11/stories/2005021101650300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103054215/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/11/stories/2005021101650300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=The Hindu|title=Codava National Council sets up global forum}}</ref><ref name=hinduonnet2005020402>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/04/stories/2005020402470300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103015923/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/04/stories/2005020402470300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=The Hindu|title=Dharna staged for Kodagu State}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main|History of Kodagu|Haleri Kingdom|Captivity of Kodavas at Seringapatam|Coorg War|Coorg State}}
[[File:South Indian territories.svg|thumb|Map of South Indian states prior to the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Kodagu (then called Coorg) is in dark green.]]
[[File:KalbaneYemmegundi.jpg|thumb|Kalbane Yemmegundi palace]]
The [[Kodava people|Kodavas
]] were the earliest inhabitants and agriculturists in Kodagu, having lived there for centuries. Being a warrior community as well, they carried arms during times of war and had their own chieftains. The earliest mention about Coorg can be seen in the works those date back to [[Sangam period]] (300 BCE - 300 CE). The [[Ezhimala]] dynasty had jurisdiction over two ''Nadu''s - The coastal ''Poozhinadu'' and the hilly eastern ''Karkanadu''.<ref>A Shreedhara Menon, A Survey of Kerala history</ref> According to the works of [[Sangam literature]], ''Poozhinadu'' consisted much of the coastal belt between [[Mangalore]] and [[Kozhikode]].<ref name="Census_Handbook">{{Cite book|title=District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (2011)|publisher=Directorate of Census Operation, Kerala|location=Thiruvananthapuram|pages=9|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3201_PART_B_KASARAGOD.pdf}}</ref> ''Karkanadu'' consisted of [[Wayanad]]-[[Gudalur, Nilgiris|Gudalur]] hilly region with parts of Kodagu (Coorg).<ref name="wnd">{{cite book
| author = Government of India | year=2014–15
| title= District Census Handbook – Wayanad (Part-B) 2011 | publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala
| url= https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3203_PART_B_WAYANAD.pdf
}}</ref> The [[Kingdom of Coorg|Haleri dynasty]], an offshoot of the [[Nayakas of Keladi|Keladi Nayakas]], ruled Kodagu between 1600 and 1834. Later the British ruled Kodagu from 1834, after the [[Coorg War]], until India's independence in 1947. A separate state (called [[Coorg State]]) until then, in 1956 Kodagu was merged with the Mysore State (now [[Karnataka]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/when-kodagu-merged-mysore-short-political-history-region-130609|title=When Kodagu merged with Mysore: A short political history of the region}}</ref>

===Coorg in British India===
In 1834, the East India Company annexed Kodagu into [[British India]], after deposing [[Chikka Virarajendra]] of the Kodagu kingdom, as 'Coorg'. The people accepted British rule peacefully. British rule led to the establishment of educational institutions, introduction of scientific coffee cultivation, better administration and improvement of the economy.<ref name=Belliappa>{{cite news|last1=Belliappa|first1=C P|title=Call for freedom from a tiny village|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/493150/call-freedom-tiny-village.html|access-date=7 August 2015|work=Deccan Herald|issue=Bangalore|date=4 August 2015}}</ref>

==Demographics==
[[File:Kodavas.jpeg|thumb|Kodavas, 1875, from: "The people of India: A series of photographic illustrations..." (New York Public Library).]]
{{bar box
| title = Languages in Kodagu District<ref name="Language">{{cite web |title=Census of India - Language |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |website= censusindia.gov.in |access-date= 17 April 2020}}</ref>
| titlebar = #FCD116
| left1 = Language
| right1 = Speakers
| float = right
| bars =
{{bar percent|[[Kannada]]|blue|32.66}}
{{bar percent|[[Malayalam]]|red|25.57}}
{{bar percent|[[Kodava language|Kodava]]|yellow|14.86}}
{{bar percent|[[Tulu language|Tulu]]|orange|8.92}}
{{bar percent|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]|green|6.30}}
{{bar percent|Others|grey|11.69}}
| caption = Distribution of languages 
{{small|Source: 2011 Census}}
}}
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Kodagu has a population of 554,519,{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} roughly equal to the [[Solomon Islands]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Wyoming]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=30 September 2011 |quote=Wyoming 563,626
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/619lRoKht?url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=23 August 2011 }}</ref> This ranks it 539 out of 640 districts in India in terms of population.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} The district has a population density of {{convert|135|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 1.13%.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} Kodagu has a [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 1019 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 82.52%.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

[[Kodava language|Kodava Takk]] is the spoken language native to Kodagu. [[Are Bhashe dialect|Are Bhashe]], a dialect of [[Kannada language|Kannada]], is native to [[Sulya]] in Dakshina Kannada. Both use Kannada script for literature.<ref name="ReferenceA">K S Rajyashree, Kodava speech community : An ethnolinguistic study</ref> According to ''Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy'' (Karnataka's Kodava Literary Academy), apart from Kodavas, and their related groups, the ''Amma Kodavas'', the Kodava ''Peggade'' (Kodagu Heggade) and the Kodava ''Maaple'' ([[Maaple|Kodava Muslims]]), 18 other smaller-numbered ethnic groups speak Kodava Takk in and outside the district including the ''Iri'' (''Airi'', or the carpenters and the village smiths), the ''Koyava'', the ''Banna'', the Kodagu ''Madivala'' (washermen), the Kodagu ''Hajama'' (barber, also called Nainda), the ''Kembatti'' [[Holeya|Poleya]] (household servants and labourers) and the ''Meda'' (basket and mat weavers and drummers).<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/08/29/stories/2002082906010300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103165116/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/08/29/stories/2002082906010300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=The Hindu|title=Will Kodava find a place in Eighth Schedule}}</ref> Less frequent are Tulu speakers [[Billava]]s, [[Mogaveeras]], [[Bunt (community)|Bunts]], [[Gaud Saraswat Brahmin|Goud Saraswat Brahmins]].<ref name="The Hindu" />

===Other Kodava speakers===
Among other Kodava speaking communities are: the ''Heggades'', cultivators from shimogga; the ''Kodava Nair'', cultivators from Malabar; the ''Ayiri'', who constitute the artisan caste; the ''Medas'', who are basket and mat-weavers and act as drummers at feasts; the ''Binepatta'', originally wandering musicians from Malabar, now farmers; and the ''Kavadi'', cultivators settled in Yedenalknad (Virajpet). All these groups speak the [[Kodava language]] and conform generally to Kodava customs and dress.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

===Kodagu Aarebashe Gowda people===
{{Main|Kodagu Gowda}}
The Arebhashe gowdas,<ref>{{Cite journal|title=The Mechanism of Adjustment of International Trade Balances|author=Herbert Feis|journal=The American Economic Review|volume= 16|number=4|date=Dec 1926|pages= 593–609|publisher =American Economic Association|jstor=1}}</ref> or ''Kodagu Gowdas'', and Tulu Gowdas, are an ethnic group of [[Dakshina Kannada]] and Kodagu. They live in Sulya (in Dakshina Kannada) and in parts of Somwarpet, Kushalanagar, Bhagamandala and Madikeri. They speak a language known as [[Arebhashe dialect|Arebhashe]] a dialect of [[Kannada]]. Guddemane Appaiah Gowda along with many other freedom fighters from different communities revolted against the [[British Empire|British]] in an armed struggle which covered entire Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada. This was one of the earliest freedom movements against the British<ref name="usiofindia.org">[http://www.usiofindia.org/article_Jan_Mar06_14.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217040800/http://www.usiofindia.org/article_Jan_Mar06_14.htm |date=17 December 2007 }}</ref> called "[[sullia|Amara Sulliada Swantantrya Sangraama]]"<ref>South Kanara, 1799–1860 By N. Shyam Bhatt</ref> (''Amara Sulya Dhange''<ref name="usiofindia.org"/> formally called the 'Coorg Rebellion' by the British) started in 1837.<ref name=deccanherald316455>[https://archive.today/20140812013941/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/10/31/stories/2004103102280300.htm ]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604105616/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/19/stories/2005051901540300.htm ]</ref><ref>http://www.deccanherald.com/content/316458/account-uprising.html</ref><ref>http://www.deccanherald.com/content/316455/fate-insurgents.html</ref>

===Muslims and Christians===
A huge minority of Muslims dot the Coorg district, especially the towns of [[Kushalanagar|Kushalnagar]], [[Virajpet]] and [[Madikeri|Mercara]]. A sizeable of them are the [[Nawayath]]s who shifted in the eighties from [[Bhatkal]] and [[Murdeshwar]] in order to pursue coffee & arecanut plantations and textile business. The numerous mosque dotting the landscape is the testimony of Muslim presence in the district.

A small number of [[Mangalorean Catholics]] are also found in Coorg.{{how many|date=May 2019}} They are mostly descended from those [[Konkani]] Catholics who fled the roundup and, later, captivity by [[Tippu Sultan]]. These immigrants were welcomed by Raja Veerarajendra (himself a former captive of Tippu Sultan, having escaped six years of captivity in 1788) who realising their usefulness and expertise as agriculturists, gave them lands and tax breaks and built a church for them.<ref name="Machado">''Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians'', Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, p. 229</ref>{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,80,607|13=1911|14=1,74,976|15=1921|16=1,63,838|17=1931|18=1,63,327|19=1941|20=1,68,726|21=1951|22=2,29,405|23=1961|24=3,22,829|25=1971|26=3,78,291|27=1981|28=4,61,888|29=1991|30=4,88,455|31=2001|32=5,48,561|33=2011|34=5,54,519|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Tourism==
[[File:KNPark.jpg|thumb|upright|Kaveri River in Kushalnagara]]
[[File:Golden temple at Khushalnagar in Karnataka.jpg|thumb|upright|Tibetan Buddhist Golden temple, near Bylakuppe and in Kushalnagara]]

Kodagu is rated as one of the top hill station destinations in India. Some of the most popular tourist attractions in Kodagu include Talakaveri, Bhagamandala, Nisargadhama, [[Abbey Falls]], [[Dubare]], [[Nagarhole National Park|Nagarahole National Park]], [[Irupu Falls|Iruppu Falls]], and the Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple.<ref>https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/tourists-throng-favourite-destinations-to-welcome-2020-790328.html</ref>

*[[Talakaveri]] is the place where the [[River Kaveri]] originates.<ref>http://des.kar.nic.in/sites/ANNUAL%20RAINFALL%202014.pdf</ref> The temple on the riverbanks here is dedicated to Lord Brahma, and is one of only two temples dedicated to Brahma in India and Southeast Asia. [[Bhagamandala]] is situated at the Sangama (confluence) of two rivers, the Kaveri and the Kannika. A third river, the Sujyothi, is said to join from underground, and hence this spot is called the Triveni Sangama. [[Iruppu Falls]] is a sacred Kodagu Hindu spot in South Kodagu in the Brahmagiri hill range. The [[Lakshmana Tirtha River]], with the waterfalls, flows nearby and has a Rameshwara temple on its banks. It is said that this sacred river was created when Laxmana, prince of Ayodhya and younger brother of Lord Rama, shot an arrow into nearby hill, the [[Brahmagiri (hill), Karnataka|Brahmagiri hill]]. Chelavara falls and Thadiandamol peak are also in South Kodagu. [[Nagarahole National Park|Nagarahole]] is a national park and wildlife resort.
*[[Madikeri]] is the capital of the district and [[Raja's Seat]] park is popular with tourists.<ref>http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Madikeri.html</ref> Kootu Poley dam is also popular among tourists. Omkareshwara Temple is a beautiful temple built in the Indo-Sarcenic style in Coorg. A legend is associated with the temple, built by Lingarajendra II in 1820 CE. The king put to death a pious Brahmin who dared to protest against his misdeeds. The spirit of the dead man began to plague the king day and night. On the advice of wise men, the king built this temple and installed a Shivalinga procured from Kashi, North India. [[St. Mark's Church, Mercara|St. Mark's Church]] is located within the [[Madikeri Fort|Mercara Fort]] and was raised in 1859, by the officers and men of the [[East India Company]]. The building was funded by the Government of [[Madras Presidency|Madras]],<ref name=PennyIII>{{cite book|last1=Penny|first1=Frank|title=The Church in Madras: being the History of the Ecclesiastical and Missionary Action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras From 1835 to 1861: Volume III|date=1922|publisher=John Murray|location=London|page=98|url=https://archive.org/details/churchinmadrasbe03penn|access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref> and placed under the [[Church of England]] in India, Diocese of Madras.<ref name=Lords>{{cite journal|title=Churches Vested in The Crown: Diocese of Madras|journal=Lords Sitting of 31 May 1927|volume=67|issue=5|page=cc650-1|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1927/may/31/diocese-of-chota-nagpur|access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> The Church was closed after [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Indian independence]], and taken over by the [[Government of Karnataka]] in 1971.<ref name=KSAD>{{cite web|title=Museums in Karnataka|url=http://www.karnatakaarchaeology.gov.in/History_Museums.html|website=Government of Karnataka: Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage|access-date=21 August 2015|year=2015|archive-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018012007/http://www.karnatakaarchaeology.gov.in/History_Museums.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The building now houses the Madikeri Fort Museum, managed by the Karnataka State Archaeological Department.<ref name=Madur>{{cite web|last1=Madur|title=Madikeri Fort, Coorg|url=http://www.karnataka.com/coorg/madikeri-fort/|website=Karnataka|access-date=20 August 2015|date=13 October 2014}}</ref>
*[[Dubare]] is mainly an elephant-capturing and training camp of the Forest Department at the edge of Dubare forest; on the bank of the river [[Kaveri]] along the [[Kushalanagara]] – Siddapura road.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.junglelodges.com/index.php/resorts/dubare.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604032718/http://www.junglelodges.com/index.php/resorts/dubare.html |archive-date=4 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Nisargadhama]] is a man-made island and picnic spot near [[Kushalanagara]], formed by the river [[Kaveri]]. [[Namdroling Monastery|The Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple]] is at Bylakuppe near Kushalnagara (Mysore district), in the Tibetan refugee settlement.
*[[Abbey Falls]] is a scenic waterfall 5 km from [[Madikeri]]. [[Mallalli falls]] is 25 km from Somawarapet, downhill of the Pushpagiri hills.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newskarnataka.com/nature/abbey-falls-a-tourists-delight |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 January 2020 |archive-date=4 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004053913/https://www.newskarnataka.com/nature/abbey-falls-a-tourists-delight |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mandalapatti is 28 km from Madikeri. On the way to Abbey Falls, before 3 km from Abbey Falls take right, from there 25 km. Kote Betta temple, Kote Abbey falls are also in North Kodagu. Abbi waterfall and other [[waterfall]]s are best during [[monsoon]] season, typically some days after it starts raining in June up to the end of [[rainy season]], while there is more water gushing in the streams and rivers.<ref name=20160729trayaan>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trayaan.com/2016/07/a-trip-to-coorg-kodagu-karnataka-in-monsoon-rains.html|title=A trip to Coorg during Monsoon|date=29 July 2016|website=Trayaan|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{main|List of Kodavas}}
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}

* Field Marshal [[Kodandera M. Cariappa]], first Indian C-in-C, Indian High Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand
* General [[Kodandera Subayya Thimayya]], head of Indian Army, chairman of Korean Repatriation Committee, head of UN Peacekeeping force
* [[C. B. Muthamma]], first woman Indian Foreign Service officer
* [[Kodagina Gowramma]], noted writer
* [[M. P. Ganesh]], Indian hockey captain, player and coach
* [[K. G. Bopaiah]], 18th [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly#List of Speakers|Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Prema Cariappa]], first woman Mayor of Bangalore, Rajya Sabha MP
* [[Prema (Kannada actress)|Prema]], actress
* [[Rohan Bopanna]], Indian tennis player
* [[Rashmika Mandanna]], actress
* [[Ashwini Ponnappa]], Indian badminton player
* [[Appachu Ranjan]], politician
* [[Robin Uthappa]], Indian Cricketer
{{Div col end}}


==See also==
* [[Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Citation
| author = Government of Coorg | year=1953
| title= Handbook of Coorg Census-1951 | publisher=Assistant Commissioner and District Census Officer, Coorg
| url= http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6036/1/42086_1951_COO.pdf
}}
* Puttur Anantharaja Gowda (2015). ''IN PURSUIT OF OUR ROOTS'' Bengaluru: Tenkila Publications
* Belliappa, C. P. ''Tale of a Tiger's Tail & Others Yarns from Coorg''. English.
* Belliappa, C. P. ''Victoria Gowramma''. English.
* Bopanna, P. T. ''Kodagu: Mungaru Maleya Vismayada Nadu''/ ''Discover Coorg''. Kannada/ English.
* Bopanna, P. T. ''Coorg State: Udaya-Pathana'' / ''Coorg State''. Kannada/ English.
* Ganapathy, B. D. ''Kodagu mattu Kodavaru''. Kannada. 1962.
* Ganapathy, B. D. ''Nanga Kodava''. Kodava. 1973.
* Murphy, Devrala. ''On a Shoestring to Coorg''.
* [[N Prabhakaran]]. ''Kutaku kurippukal (Coorg Notes)''. Kannur: Kairali Books.

==External links==

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{{wikivoyage|Kodagu}}
* {{curlie|Regional/Asia/India/Karnataka/Districts/Kodagu/}}
* [http://kodagu.nic.in/ Kodagu district website]

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