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Coordinates: 13°56′N 75°34′E / 13.933°N 75.567°E / 13.933; 75.567
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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Shivamogga district.

Shivamogga
Shimoga
City
Images, from top down, left right
Indian lion in the Tyavarekoppa Tiger and Lion Reserve
Statue of Keladi Shivappa Nayaka
Sculpture of Mahishasura Mardhini
Shivappa Nayaka palace
Shivamogga is located in Karnataka
Shivamogga
Shivamogga
Shivamogga is located in India
Shivamogga
Shivamogga
Coordinates: 13°56′N 75°34′E / 13.933°N 75.567°E / 13.933; 75.567
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictShivamogga District
RegionMalenadu
Government
 • TypeCity Municipal Corporation
 • BodyShivamogga Mahanagara Palike
Area
[1]
 • Total
70.01 km2 (27.03 sq mi)
Elevation
569 m (1,867 ft)
Population
 (2011 census)[1]
 • Total
322,505
 • Rank10th (Karnataka)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
577201 - 577205
Telephone code91-(0)8182-XXXXXX
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-14
ClimateAw
Websitewww.shimogacity.gov.in

Shivamogga previously known as Shimoga,[2] is a large city and the district headquarters of Shivamogga District in the center of the state of Karnataka, India. The city lies on the banks of the Tunga River. Being situated at the foot of the hilly region of the Western Ghats, the city is nicknamed "Gateway to Malenadu", "Malenadu" meaning "Rain Land".

The city is 569 m above sea level and is surrounded by lush green paddy fields, arecanut plantations and coconut groves. The population of Shivamogga city is 322,428, consisting of 161,978 males and 160,450 females, as per 2011 census.[3]

History

Lord Shiva is said to have drunk Tunga river water using a pot ("Mogga") at the city, hence the city name Shivamogga. An alternative etymology is that the name is derived from the term "Sihi-Mogga", meaning "sweet pot". The district formed the southern tip of Emperor Ashoka's Mauryan Empire in the third century BC.[citation needed] It was ruled during later centuries by the Kadambas (4th century), Chalukyas (6th century), Gangas, Rashtrakutas (8th century), Hoysalas (11th century), and the Vijayanagara rulers (15th century). The city got an independent identity under the Keladi Nayaka rule during the 16th century[citation needed], reaching its pinnacle under the rule of Shivappa Nayaka. From the late 17th century onwards, the city was a part of the Kingdom of Mysore under the British Raj until the independence of India in 1947, when Mysore merged into the Republic of India.

On 1 November 2006, the government of Karnataka announced the renaming of Shimoga to "Shivamogga", along with the renaming of nine other cities in the state. The Central government approved this request by mid October 2014 and Shimoga was renamed as "Shivamogga" on 1 November 2014.[4][5][6][7]

Education

Shivamogga is an important center for high school and pre-university education (classes 11th and 12th) in Karnataka, along with many other major cities in Karnataka. Bhadravathi is also a major education centre of the district. The city gains its importance in part because of lack of good institutes in other parts of the district.

Schools:

  • Government High School is the oldest educational institution in Shimoga.[8] It was started by the British in 1853.[8]
  • The village of Gajanur has a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, which is a central govt. boarding school.
  • The Educare School
  • Mandara Jnanadayini School
  • Inchara School (Gopala)
  • Jnanadeepa
  • Ikhlas English School
  • Saandeepani
  • Vikasa
  • National Public School
  • Swami Vivekananda
  • Oxford
  • Sri Adichunchanagiri Composite High School
  • PES
  • Sarvodaya
  • Mary Immaculate
  • Vasavi
  • Sanjos Roman Catholic School
  • Sacred Heart High School
  • Loyola English High School (Roman Catholic School)
  • Ramakrishna
  • Rotary
  • Mahaveer
  • DVS
  • Ayyappa School.

Notable institutes in and around Shivamogga for pre-university education include:

  • Sri Aurobindo PU College
  • PACE PU College
  • Acharya PU College (Nandana Education Trust)[9]
  • Vidya Bharathi PU College
  • National College
  • Vidyanikethan College
  • Sacred Heart
  • Sri Adichunchangiri Independent Pre-University College
  • DVS P.U. Independent college
  • DVS Composite College
  • PES P.U. College.

Higher Education:

  • Kuvempu University is located in Shankarghatta, at a distance of 20 km from Shimoga.
  • There is also a University Of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences at Navule of Shivamogga.
  • Sahyadri College for Science, Commerce and Arts is one of the oldest in Karnataka, run by the Government.
  • Tegginamath Arts Education Society Ayurvedic Medical is located in Nidige.[10]

Medical:

  • Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences is the medical sciences college at Shivamogga and is managed by the Government.
  • Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences is located at Purale.[11]
  • Sharavathi Dental College is also located in Shimoga.
  • There is a veterinary college, which is one among the 4 veterinary colleges present in Karnataka.

Engineering:

Demographics

The population of Shimoga in 322,428, consisting of 161,978 males and 160,450 females, as per 2011 census.[3] Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Shimoga has an average literacy rate of 88.02%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 91.32%, and female literacy is 84.70%.Total children (0-6) in Shimoga city are 31,626 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 16,130 boys while 15,496 are girls. Child sex ratio of girls is 961 per 1000 boys.[3]

Kannada is the most widely spoken language in Shimoga. Urdu is spoken by certain groups of people.[12]

Geography

According to the Shimoga City Municipal Corporation,[13] the city has a total area of about 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi). The climate is tropical wet and dry (Köppen climate classification) summer average temperature 20–35 °C (68–95 °F). This means that the winter and the early part of summer are typically dry periods. The majority of the rainfall occurs between June and early October. Shimoga is a part of a region known as Malnad (land of hills) in Karnataka. Most/all these hills are part of the Western Ghats, a region known for plentiful rainfall and lush greenery and declared during 2012 as a World Heritage site. Tunga River flows through Shimoga. In summer (April–May), temperature crosses 36 °C at Shimoga.[14]

{{Weather box |location = Shimoga |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |temperature colour = pastel |Jan high C = 28 |Feb high C = 31 |Mar high C = 34.5 |Apr high C = 35.5 |May high C = 34 |Jun high C = 29 |Jul high C = 27 |Aug high C = 27 |Sep high C = 28 |Oct high C = 29 |Nov high C = 27 |Dec high C = 27 |Jan low C = 16 |Feb low C = 18 |Mar low C = 20 |Apr low C = 22.5 |May low C = 22 |Jun low C = 22 |Jul low C = 21 |Aug low C = 20 |Sep low C = 20 |Oct low C = 20 |Nov low C = 17 |Dec low C = 16

|SHIVAMOGGA WEATHER BY MONTH // WEATHER AVERAGES 

	Avg.Precipitation / Rainfall (mm)

January 0 February 1 March 5 April 47 May 86 June 124 July 271 August 129 September 76 October 136 November 29 December. 5 Total 909

Industries

RMC Yard, Shimoga

Industries like Pearlite Industries, Malnad Alloys, Shanthala Sperocast, Vijay Technnocrats, Perfect Alloys, Smiths & Founders (India) Limited are some foundries manufacture quality castings, supply to major Original Manufacturers in India and also exporting their products to many countries and several other Industries are located in Shimoga. APMC of Shimoga is main marketing point of arecanut, the major commercial crop grown in the district and well as in neighbouring districts like Uttara Kannada. Shimoga has the biggest areca nut market, and known for procuring high quality areca nuts. Other agricultural produces like rice, chili, coconut etc. are also marketed in APMC.

Shimoga IT Park is an information technology hub built just outside Shimoga near the future Shimoga Airport. The IT Park consists of a 100000 sq ft office building with 24/7 electrical capacity, diesel backup generators, and high speed T1 data connections for use by IT industries such as data centres, call centres, aerospace, robotics, etc.[15]

Transportation

KSRTC Bus Stand

Shimoga is well connected by road to Bangalore, Mangalore, Hubli and Bellary.

Shimoga Town has a railway station, and there are trains that run to and from Bangalore and Mysuru.

Shimoga Airport is under construction in Sogane, 6 km south of Shimoga.[16] The nearest international airports are Kempegowda International Airport and Mangaluru Airport.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Home". Shimoga City Municipal Council. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Bangalore becomes 'Bengaluru'; 11 other cities renamed". The Economic Times. PTI. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Shimoga City". Census of India 2011. Population census of India. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Bangalore, Mysore, Other Karnataka Cities to be Renamed on 1 November". International Business Times. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ K. Jeevan Chinnappa (18 October 2014). "Centre nod for Karnataka's proposal on renaming cities". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. ^ "It's Bengaluru for Pranab". The Times of India. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. ^ Nagesh Prabhu. "New name for cities". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Shimoga school turns 150". The Times of India. 29 October 2003. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Nandana Education Trust". Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "About Us". Tegginamath Arts Education Society. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Contact Us". Subbaiah Institute of Medical Science. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  12. ^ "culture of shivamogga". shivamoggaonline.in. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Shimoga Municipal corporation". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Shimoga weather". World Weather Online. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  15. ^ Veerendra P. M. (26 May 2014). "Two years on, Shimoga Information Technology Park awaits entrepreneurs". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X.
  16. ^ "Airport at Shimoga likely to come up at Sogane". The Hindu. 8 April 2006. ISSN 0971-751X.
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