Chamarajanagar district
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Chamarajanagar District ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ |
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Himavad Gopalaswamy Temple on Gopalaswamy Hills
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| Coordinates: 12°00′N 77°18′E / 12°N 77.3°ECoordinates: 12°00′N 77°18′E / 12°N 77.3°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Headquarters | Chamarajanagar |
| Talukas | Yelandur, Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar, Kollegal, Hanur |
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| • Total | 5,101 km2 (1,970 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 965,462 |
| • Density | 189/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 571 313 |
| Telephone code | 08226 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
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| Website | chamrajnagar |
Chamarajanagar is the southernmost district in the state of Karnataka, India. It was carved out of the original larger Mysore District in the year 1998. Chamarajanagar town is the headquarters of this district.
It is the third least populous district in Karnataka (out of 30), after Kodagu and Bangalore Rural.
Chamarajanagar was earlier known as Arikottara. Chamaraja Wodeyar, the Wodeyar king of Mysooru was born here and hence this place was renamed after him. The Vijaya Parsvanath Basadi, a holy Jain shrine was constructed by Punisadandanayaka, the commander of the Hoysala king Gangaraja in the year 1117 AD.
Being the southernmost district of Karnataka, Chamarajanagar district borders the state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Specifically, it borders Mysooru district of Karnataka to the west and north, Mandya and Ramanagara districts of Karnataka to the north-east, Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu to the east, Salem and Erode districts of Tamil Nadu to the south-east, Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu to the south and Wayanad district of Kerala to the south-west.
National Highway 209 starts from Bengaluru in Karnataka and ends at NH-7 north of Dindigul in Tamil Nadu pass through the district at Kollegal and ends up at Punajur, the western ghats near the Tamil Nadu - Karnataka border.
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