Shimoga
Shimoga
Shivamogga | |
|---|---|
Corporation 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 | |
  Shimoga  Shimoga | |
| Coordinates: 13°56′N 75°34′E / 13.933°N 75.567°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Shimoga District |
| Region | Malenadu |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Shimoga Mahanagara Palike |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.01 km2 (27.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 569 m (1,867 ft) |
| Population (2011 census)[1] | |
• Total | 322,505 |
| • Rank | 10th(Karnataka) |
| • Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | 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 | www |
Shimoga, officially renamed as Shivamogga,[2] 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 as "Gateway of Malnad".
The city is 569 m above sea level and is surrounded by lush green paddy fields, arecanut and coconut groves. The population of Shimoga city is 322,428, consisting of 161,978 males and 160,450 females, as per 2011 census.[3]
History
The name of the city is derived from the term "shivmoga", "History behind the city name due to story that the Lord Shiva drunk Tunga river water using Mogge at the city, hence the city name Shiva-mogga". An alternative etymology is that the name is derived from the term "Sihi-Mogge", 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 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 nine other cities in the state. Central government has approved (12 cities) this request by mid on October 2014 and Shimoga is renamed as "Shivamogga" on 1 November 2014.[4][5][6][7]
Demographics
The population of Shimoga in 322,428, consisting of 161,978 males and 160,450 females, as per 2011 census.[8] 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.[9]
Geography
According to the Shimoga City Municipal Corporation,[10] the city has a total area of about 50 km2 (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.[11]
| Climate data for Shimoga | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
31 (88) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34 (93) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
29.8 (85.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
19.5 (67.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
38 (1.5) |
157 (6.2) |
942 (37.1) |
988 (38.9) |
597 (23.5) |
267 (10.5) |
208 (8.2) |
74 (2.9) |
13 (0.5) |
3,292 (129.6) |
| Source: [citation needed] | |||||||||||||
Industries
Industries like Pearlite Industries, Malnad Alloys, Shanthala Sperocast, Vijay Technnocrats, Perfect Alloys, 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.[12]
Transportation
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.[13] The nearest international airports are Kempegowda International Airport and Mangaluru Airport.
Notable people
- Kuvempu, Jnanpeeta Awardee.
- Sarekoppa Bangarappa, (26 October 1933 – 26 December 2011) was an Indian politician who was the 12th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1990 to 1992.
- Kadidal Manjappa, veteran freedom fighter, Former Chief minister of karnataka
- Khadi Shankarappa, veteran freedom fighter.
- Justice M. Rama Jois, former Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, former member of Rajya Sabha, former Governor of Jharkhand and Bihar states and a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India.
- Shimoga Subbanna, Kannada Sugama Sangeetha singer and playback singer.
- Sudeep, actor and director of Kannada cinema.
- G. S. Shivarudrappa, Rashtrakavi.
- U R Ananthamurthy, Jnanapeeta Awardee.
- Gundappa Vishwanath, former cricketer.
- B. S. Yeddyurappa, Member of Parliament (Shimoga), Former Chief Minister of Karnataka
See also
References
- ^ a b "Home". Shimoga City Municipal Council.
- ^ "Bangalore becomes 'Bengaluru'; 11 other cities renamed". The Economic Times.
- ^ a b census2011, co.in. "Shimoga City". Census of India 2011. Population census of India. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Renaming, Cities (18 October 2014). "Bangalore, Mysore, Other Karnataka Cities to be Renamed on 1 November". No. ibtimes.co.in. ibtimes.co.in.
- ^ Renaming, Cities (18 October 2014). "Centre nod for Karnataka's proposal on renaming cities". The Hindu.
- ^ "It's Bengaluru for Pranab". The Times Of India. 7 July 2009.
- ^ New City, Names to Karnatka. "New name for cities". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ "Shimoga City Census 2011 data". Census2011.
- ^ "culture of shivamogga". shivamoggaonline.in.
- ^ "Shimoga Municipal corporation".
- ^ World weather online, .com. "Shimoga weather". Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ M, Veerendra P. (26 May 2014). "Two years on, Shimoga Information Technology Park awaits entrepreneurs". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Airport at Shimoga likely to come up at Sogane". The Hindu. 8 April 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
External links
- Shimoga Zilla Panchayat
- Shimoga Profile
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers detailed map of Shimoga district 1959
- Shimoga City Website
- Shimoga IT Company Goodwill Infomedia
