Kondagaon

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Kondagaon
City
Kondagaon city in 2019
Nickname:  (1)Craft city (2)Kondanar
Kondagaon Show map of Chhattisgarh Kondagaon Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°36′N 81°40′E / 19.6°N 81.67°E / 19.6; 81.67
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kondagaon
Government
• Body	municipality
• Rank	3rd in Bastar division
Elevation	593 m (1,946 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	40,921
Demonym	Bastariya
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Halbi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	494226 (Kondagaon)[1]
Vehicle registration	CG-27
Website	http://kondagaon.gov.in/

Kondagaon a municipality about 70 kilometers from Jagdalpur city is the headquarter of Kondagaon district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the third largest city of Bastar division. Kondagaon separated from Bastar district on 24 January 2012 and formed as 27th district of the Chhattisgarh state. It is mostly renowned for its bell metal craft and other art forms native to the tribal of Bastar. Also known as the Shilp sheher (lit. craft city) of Chhattisgarh owing to the variety of indigenous crafts produced in the area.

MLA - Ms Lata Usendi (BJP)

Collector - Mr Kunal (IAS) Dudawat^[2]

SP - Y Akshay Kumar (IPS)

CEO - Nupur Rashi Panna (IAS)