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Kodagu district (Kodava:) (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State .
Madikeri was known as Muddu Raja Keri, [5] which meant Mudduraja's town, was named after the prominent Haleri king Mudduraja who ruled Kodagu from 1633 to 1687. [6] [7] From 1834, during the British Raj, it was called Mercara.
Virajpet has a hot and wet type of climate. The town receives moderately high rainfall. Summer in April and May are hot, with daily maximum temperature reaching over 34 °C. Temperature reduces with the onset of monsoon in the month of June. Winters are cold with daily minimum temperature hovering around 10 °C to 15 °C.
Heavy rains show the full might of Jog Falls in Shimoga district. The state of Karnataka in India experiences diverse rainfall quantities across its regions. While Malnad and Coastal Karnataka receive copious amount of rainfall; its north Bayaluseemae region in the Deccan Plateau is one of the most arid regions in the country.
Coorg Province was established in June 1834 following the capitulation of the last Maharajah of the Kingdom of Coorg, Chikka Virarajendra on 24 April 1834 culminating the Coorg War. General James Stuart Fraser , the Commander-in-chief of the East India Company forces in the war was appointed military administrator and served as the first ...
Pushpagiri, at 5,626 feet (1,715 m) ft, is the highest peak in Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, located along the Western Ghats of Karnataka.It is located in Somwarpete taluk, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Somwarpet in the northern part of Kodagu district on the tri-junction between Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Hassan district.
The best time to visit the falls is during the monsoons, when the falls is at full capacity and is a breathtaking sight. [3] Irupu is situated at 48 km from Virajpet, 260 km from Bangalore, 240 km from Mangalore and 120 km from Mysore.
The maximum annual value for the nine years data available is 5052.60 mm and the minimum is 3745.50 mm. In specialised localities, in the higher reaches (where there are no rain gauges), the rainfall goes as high as over 6000 mm. Most (more than 70%) of the rainfall is obtained during the southwest monsoon in June, July and August months.