Kanakapura

Kanakapura Kankanahalli
City
Temple inside Kanakapura Bus Station
Kanakapura Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°33′00″N 77°25′01″E / 12.55°N 77.417°E / 12.55; 77.417
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Ramanagara
Government
• Body	City Municipal Council
• MLA	D. K. Shivakumar
Area
• City	7.80 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
• Rural	1,600 km2 (600 sq mi)
Elevation	637 m (2,090 ft)
Population  (2011)
• City	54,014 [1]
• Rural	296,863
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	562 117
Telephone code	08117
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA 42
Website	kanakapuracity.mrc.gov.in

Kanakapura is a city in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka on the banks of the Arkavathi river and the administrative center of the taluk of the same name. Its founder is Shrihan Kanaka Sigmanath, hence its name. Kanakapura is largest cocoon silk producer in India. River Cauvery flows around 21 km in Kanakapura Taluk. Previously belonged to Bangalore Rural District. It was formerly the largest constituency in the country. (1,553 km² [600 sq mi]).^[2] It is located among the lush green forests of the state of Karnataka. The town is infamous with the traffic of Kanakpura Road in Benglaluru, one of the most narrow and traffic-prone roads of the state. The town is a tourism hotspot and an often visited tourist favorite in the entire state of Karnataka, as it has something for everyone ranging from avid trekkers to history buffs and wildlife enthusiasts. The forest area in this taluk is very wide and about half of the Bannerghatta National Park is located in our Kanakapura area. Kodihalli wildlife range and harohalli wildlife range its division. The Kaveri Wildlife Sanctuary consists of two main zones namely the Sangam Wildlife range, the Muggur Wildlife range.