Bylakuppe

Bylakuppe
Shanghapornigy Hongy
Town
Three Pillars
Three Pillars
Nickname: 
Mini Tibet
Map
Coordinates: 12°24′15″N 76°01′42″E / 12.404270°N 76.028400°E / 12.404270; 76.028400
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictMysore
Named forTourism pleasant climate
Area
 • Total10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation
852 m (2,795 ft)
Population
 (2011)(estimated)2021
 • Total70,000 (including Tibetans)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
571104
Telephone code+91 8223
Vehicle registrationKA-45
Lok Sabha constituencyMysore-Kodagu
ClimateTropical wet and dry (Köppen)
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Coffee Shop
Taste of Tibet
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery built in 2015

Bylakuppe is an area in Karnataka which is home to the Indian town Bylakuppe and several Tibetan settlements, established by Lugsum Samdupling (in 1961) and Dickyi Larsoe (in 1969). Bylakuppe is the largest Tibetan settlement in the world outside Tibet. It is located to the west of Mysore district in the Indian state of Karnataka which is roughly 80 km from Mysore city.