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Shivamogga (Kannada: ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ, formerly Shimoga) is a city located in Shivamogga district in the central part of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the banks of the Tunga River and is the administrative headquarters of the district.
History

The name of the city is derived from the term Shiva-Mukha, meaning Face of Shiva. An alternative etymology is that the name is derived from the term Sihi-Moge, meaning Sweet Pot. The district formed the southern tip of Emperor Ashoka's Mauryan Empire in third century BC. 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 (fifteenth century). The city got an independent identity under the Keladi Nayaka rule during 16th century, 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.
[edit]Geography

Shivamogga is located 13°55′18″N, 75°34′12″E. According to the Shivamogga City Municipal Corporation.,[1] the city has a total area of about 50 km² (19.31 square miles). The climate of Shivamogga is tropical wet and dry (Koppen climate classification). This means that the winter and the early part of summer are typically dry periods. Majority of the rainfall occurs between June and early October. Shivamogga is a part of a region vernacularly known as Malnad (land of hills) in Karnataka. Most/All these hills are part of Western ghat, a region famous for plentiful rainfall and lush greenery.
Main Occupation: Agriculture, especially the cultivation of Arecanut & Rice
[edit]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. At present, institutes in Shivamogga for Pre-University Education are: PACE Ultramodern PU College, Vidya Bharathi PU College, D.V.S Institutes, National College, Adichunchangiri P.U. College, aurabindo p u college and DVS PU independent college.DVS Composite college.The city gains its importance in part because of lack of good institutes in other parts of the district, whereby students are forced to study their pre-university education in the city. The village of Gajanur hosts a Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, or central school, which is a boarding school. Kuvempu University is located in Shivamogga at Shankarghatta.
Shivamogga also holds an Engineering College- Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering [JNNCE] run by the National Education Society (NES). And Newly PES group of institutions also have started Engineering and management institute [PESITM] in city. There is Edurite College of Management[1] for BBM and entrance exams coaching like Civil Service Exams, KAS, Bank PO, MBA Entrance, B.Ed. CET and all other competitive examinations. Shivamogga also holds the distinction of a new government medical college - Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences which was inaugurated in 2007, and is operating henceforth. Sahyadri College is one among the four oldest colleges in Karnataka.
[edit]Others

Shivamogga is known as cultural capital of Karnataka[citation needed]. It’s a modern, progressive city with strong cultural roots and warm hearted people. Shivamogga has the biggest areca nut market and famous for producing high quality areca nut. Shivamogga‘s economy is directly linked to areca nut price and demand. Simple life style, frequent cultural activities, low cost of living and less pollution made Shivamogga as retired people's paradise.
[edit]Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Shivamogga had a population of 274,105. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Shivamogga has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 70%. In Shivamogga, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.Kannada is widely spoken in the city.


Mahisha Mardhini - A monument in the backyard of Shivappa Nayaka's Palace
[edit]Getting there

[edit]By road
From the state capital Bangalore, Shivamogga can be reached on road by car or bus by taking the National Highway, NH-206 via Tumkur, Arsikere, Banavara, Kadur, Birur, Tarikere, and Bhadravathi. KSRTC, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has recently introduced Volvo buses which are a comfortable but expensive way of reaching Shivamogga from Bangalore. Shivamogga is around 274 km on road from Bangalore. By the coastal route, one can reach Shivamogga by bus / car. From Udupi, there are a number of mini-buses which take about four hours. Car journey from Udupi to Shivamogga may be around three hours. This route passes through Agumbe Ghat with sharp hairpin curves, but this road is quite popular among the tourists coming from Mangalore and Udupi. There is one more road from Kundapur, another coastal town, which takes about four and a half hours. From Sringeri (a famous tourist place, also popular among Kerala tourists and devotees), it is a four hours journey by bus. Hubli, another important city of Karnataka state is also connected to Shivamogga by road by a number of buses, and the journey is around four hours. Shivamogga is better connected with roads from all directions and as such, it is an important bus junction. All major and minor towns of Karnataka have bus access to Shimoga and its bus terminus is always busy. It is also a hub which connects Northern Karnataka to Dharmasthala.
[edit]By rail
Shivamogga has a railway station and there are frequent trains that run to Shivamogga from Bangalore and Mysore. However, direct trains to Shivamogga from other parts of India are non-existent or infrequent. Birur Junction which is well connected to most parts of India by rail (especially from Mumbai), is approximately at a distance of 70 km from Shivamogga and can be used as an alternative to reach Shivamogga. Umpteen buses run from Birur to Shivamogga. Currently under construction are railway lines connecting Shivamogga to Honnaver and Goa in the Konkan region (This is the shortest route from Bangalore to Goa). The most popular trains from Shivamogga to Bangalore are the Shivamogga Express (a daily train that leaves at 10 P.M from Shivamogga and reaches Bangalore early morning and a parallel train from Bangalore that starts at 11.40 P.M to Shivamogga) and the Inter City Express Connection train (Hubli - Bangalore) at 8.10 am from Shivamogga.
[edit]By air
An Airport is under construction in Sogane 6 km from Shivamogga.http://www.maytasinfra.com/html/airport-shimoga.html Airports at Bangalore (275 km), Mangalore (180 km) or Hubli (195 km) can be used as transits to Shivamogga.[2]
About Shimoga City

Sharavathi River flows through Shimoga
Shimoga (which was renamed to Shivamogga in 2005) District is a part of the Malnad region of Karnataka and is also known as the "Gateway to Malnad" or Malenaada Hebbagilu in Kannada.

Located in the central part of Karnataka state, it does not have a coastline, nor does it border any other state of India. It is bordered by Haveri to the northeast, Davanagere to the east, Chikamagalur District to the southeast, Udupi to the southwest, and Uttara Kannada (Karwar) to the northwest.

Shimoga district is the origin of the rivers Kali, Gangavathi, Sharavathi and Tadadi. But the two major rivers that flow through this district are Tunga and Bhadra which meet at a place called Koodli near Shivamogga City and flow together as Tungabhadra.

With the rivers that originate here and the forests of the Western Ghats (Sahyadri Range), Shimoga is gifted with natural beauty. The numerous lakes, ponds and water bodies make the land very suitable for agriculture. It is called the rice bowl of Karnataka.

History of Shimoga
The history of the Shimoga region is very much the history of Karnataka itself as many great rulers from Ashoka the great (Maurya dynasty) to the Chalukyas, the Hoysalas, the Gangas, the Rashtrakutas and the kingdom of Vijayanagar empire have fought over this resource-rich land.

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How to reach Shimoga and Local Transport
Shimoga can be easily reached from Bangalore (Karnataka's capital city), Mysore, Hassan, Chikmagalur and neighboring towns. Regular buses and trains are available. You can get around the city by auto rickshaws.

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Climate
The temperature varies between 26 deg Celsius to 40 deg Celsius during day times. The region receives monsoon rainfall between May end and August.

You can visit during the end of the monsoon in late August or September to see nature in its full glory here. Summers are very hot and unless you don't mind travelling in the sun, you can visit here between March and August

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