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''' | '''Yellapura''' is a town in the [[Uttara Kannada]] district of [[Karnataka]], India. It is a major trading centre for [[Arecanut]], which is the primary crop grown in the villages surrounding the city. Approximately 90% of the population of Yellapura are farmers who grow [[Arecanut]] and paddy. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
[[File:Satoddi falls.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Satoddi Falls]] | [[File:Satoddi falls.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Satoddi Falls]] | ||
[[File:Aquifer Map of Yellapur Taluk.pdf|thumb|left|Map of Yellapur Taluk]] | |||
Yellapur is located in the [[Western Ghats]] region of Karnataka.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Yellapur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Yellapur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 541 [[metre]]s (1774 [[foot (length)|feet]]). Among many other hills and valleys, there are two well-known [[Waterfall|natural falls]] near Yellapur: Satoddi Falls, 25 km away from the town, and Magod Falls, 19 km away from Yellapur, in the village of Magodu. 17 km from Yellapur is Jenukallu Gudda (Honey-Stone Hill), a viewpoint with a panoramic view of the Western Ghats. | Yellapur is located in the [[Western Ghats]] region of Karnataka.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/19/Yellapur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Yellapur]</ref> It has an average elevation of 541 [[metre]]s (1774 [[foot (length)|feet]]). Among many other hills and valleys, there are two well-known [[Waterfall|natural falls]] near Yellapur: Satoddi Falls, 25 km away from the town, and Magod Falls, 19 km away from Yellapur, in the village of Magodu. 17 km from Yellapur is Jenukallu Gudda (Honey-Stone Hill), a viewpoint with a panoramic view of the Western Ghats. | ||