Shimoga
Shimoga | |
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Shivamogga | |
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 | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 577201 - 577205 |
Telephone code | 91-(0)8182-XXXXXX |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
Vehicle registration | KA-14 |
Climate | Aw |
Website | shivamoggacitycorp |
Shimoga, officially known as Shivamogga,[3] is a city and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the central part of the state of Karnataka, India. The city lies on the banks of the Tunga River. Being the gateway for the hilly region of the Western Ghats, the city is popularly nicknamed the "Gateway of Malnad".[4] The population of Shimoga city is 322,650 as per 2011 census.[2] The city has been selected for the Smart Cities project, standing in the fourth position in the state and 25th in the country as of November 2020.[5]
The city is 569 m above sea level and is surrounded by lush green paddy fields, arecanut and coconut groves. It is located 267 km from the state capital Bangalore and 195 km from the port city Mangalore.[6]
History
The name of the city is derived from the term shivmoga. A version of the etymology is the story that Shiva drank the Tunga River hence the name "Shiva-Mukha" which means the "face of Shiva". Another version of the etymology is that the name is derived from the term Sihi-Mogge, meaning "sweet pot".[7]
The district formed the southern tip of the Emperor
During the Satyagraha movement, Mahatma Gandhi also visited the place to instigate the fight for national freedom.[6] After the independence of India in 1947, the Mysore state merged into the Republic of India.
On 1 November 2006, the government of Karnataka announced the renaming of Shimoga to "Shivamogga", along with nine other cities in the state. The central government approved (12 cities) the request in the October 2014 and the city was renamed on 1 November 2014.[9][10][11][12]
Geography
According to the Shimoga City Municipal Corporation,
Climate
The climate is tropical wet and dry (
Climate data for Shimoga (1981–2010, extremes 1950–2005) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
41.4 (106.5) |
39.7 (103.5) |
44.0 (111.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
44.0 (111.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.2 (0.01) |
0.3 (0.01) |
5.9 (0.23) |
34.8 (1.37) |
41.1 (1.62) |
109.0 (4.29) |
158.2 (6.23) |
129.0 (5.08) |
70.8 (2.79) |
140.4 (5.53) |
30.4 (1.20) |
11.2 (0.44) |
731.1 (28.78) |
Average rainy days | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 53.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
42 | 40 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 74 | 78 | 79 | 73 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 58 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[18][19] |
Demographics
As of
Kannada is the majority language, spoken by 53.47% of the population. Urdu is the second-largest language, while Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani are also spoken.[21]
Government and politics
Civic administration
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Shimoga is governed by a Municipal Corporation called the Shivamogga City Corporation. The total area under it is 70.01 km2 (27.03 sq mi), with a population of 322,650 (Census 2011).[22] Shimoga has been selected under the Smart Cities Mission of the Indian Government under Round 2 of selections.[23] Shimoga was upgraded to a Municipal Corporation from a Municipal Council in 2013.[24]
Economy
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, Maize, chili, coconut etc. are also marketed in APMC.
Shimoga IT Park is an information technology hub built just outside Shimoga near the upcoming
Transportation
Road
Shimoga is well connected by road to major cities like
Rail
The city has two railway stations, main one being Shivamogga Town Railway Station, and there are trains that run to and from Bangalore, Mysore, Tirupati and Chennai.
Air
Education
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Shimoga is one of the important centers for the high school and the pre-university education in Karnataka. Notable institutes in Shimoga for pre-university (PU) education include: Sri Aurobindo PU College and PACE PU College and PES college in outskirts of city.
The village of Gajanur hosts a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (central school) which is a boarding school. Kuvempu University is located in Shankarghatta, at a distance of 20 km from Shimoga.
Notable people
- U. R. Ananthamurthy, Jnanapeetha awardee
- Sarekoppa Bangarappa, former Chief Minister of Karnataka
- K. S. Eshwarappa, a politician and former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
- Adarsh Iyengar a singer and musician
- Mathur Krishnamurthy, Kannada language writer
- Kuvempu, a National poet, Jnanapeetha winner
- P Lankesh
- Chief Minister of Karnataka
- Shekhar Naik, a former captain of the Indian blind cricket team
- D. H. Shankaramurthy, Former Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- Khadi Shankarappa, a freedom fighter
- Abhilash Shetty, a film director in Kannada film industry
- Shimoga Subbanna, a playback singer
- Sudeep, an actor and director in Indian cinema
- Archana Udupa , Indian playback singer
- Chief Minister of Karnataka
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d "Census of India: Shimoga". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Bangalore becomes 'Bengaluru'; 11 other cities renamed". The Economic Times. PTI. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "85 per cent unused funds leaves Shivamogga scruffy". The New Indian Express. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Push to complete Smart City project works on time". The Hindu. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Shimoga | Shivamogga | Sightseeing Shimoga | Wildlife Shimoga". Karnataka.com. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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- ^ "Bangalore, Mysore, Other Karnataka Cities to be Renamed on 1 November". International Business Times. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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- ^ "It's Bengaluru for Pranab". The Times of India. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Nagesh Prabhu. "New name for cities". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Shimoga Municipal corporation". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ City, Smart (28 February 2023). "SmartCityProposal_KA-03-SMG" (PDF). Smartnet. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Chronicle, Deccan (2 July 2019). "Inflow of Tunga river in Karnataka rises after heavy rainfall in Western Ghats". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Shimoga, India - Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Shimoga weather". World Weather Online. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Station: Shimoga Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 705–706. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Karnataka". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue (Town): Karnataka". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Shivamogga City Corporation". shivamoggacitycorp.org. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "City Wise Projects under Smart Cities Mission :: SMART CITIES MISSION, Government of India". smartcities.gov.in. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Tumkur, Shimoga and Bijapur cities to be upgraded as Municipal Corporations". The Hindu. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ISSN 0971-751X.
- ^ "Shivamogga on aviation map as PM to inaugurate airport today". The New Indian Express. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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