Chickmagalur district was called Kadur district till 1947. It is situated roughly in the south-western part of Karnataka state.
A large area of this district is 'malnad', i.e., a largely forested hilly region of heavy rainfall. The district takes its name from the headquarters town of Chickmagalur Hiremagalur which is now part of Chickmgalaur town has an Ishwara temple with a 1.22 metre high curious rotund figure of Jademuni.
Enterprising Europeans pioneered large scale coffee plantations in the district more than 150 years back and to this day the sylvan slopes are studded with coffee plantations. .
A walk among the coffee plants, especially during the flowering season ( March-April) when the air is full of the heady fragrance of coffee blossoms, is an experience to cherish.
Web : http://www.chickmagalur.nic.in/