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Chamarajanagar | |
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City | |
 Chamarajanagar Railway Station | |
 Chamarajanagara in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates: 11°55′34″N 76°56′25″E / 11.9260°N 76.9402°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chamarajanagar |
| Named for | Chamaraja Wodeyar IX |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• City | 18.75 km2 (7.24 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 1,210 km2 (470 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 69,875 [1] |
| • Rural | 287,924 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 571 313 |
| Telephone code | +91(0)8226 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-10 |
| Official language | Kannada[2] |
| Website | chamarajanagaracity |
Chamarajanagara is a city and headquarter of eponymous Chamarajanagar district in the Karnataka state of India. It is named after Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, the erstwhile Raja of Mysore, Chamarajanagara was previously known as 'Arikottara'.
- ^ "Census Data Handbook 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "50th Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.