Bylakuppe

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Bylakuppe Shanghapornigy Hongy
Town
Three Pillars
Nickname:  Mini Tibet
Coordinates: 12°24′15″N 76°01′42″E / 12.404270°N 76.028400°E / 12.404270; 76.028400
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Named for	Tourism pleasant climate
Area
• Total	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation	852 m (2,795 ft)
Population  (2011)(estimated)2021
• Total	70,000 (including Tibetans)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571104
Telephone code	+91 8223
Vehicle registration	KA-45
Lok Sabha constituency	Mysore-Kodagu
Climate	Tropical wet and dry (Köppen)

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.