Malenadu

Malenadu
Malnad
Forests of Malenadu
Forests of Malenadu
Malenadu region shown in green
Malenadu region shown in green
Country India
StateKarnataka
RegionMalenadu
TehsilBelagavi District
Khanapur

Uttara Kannada
Sirsi
Joida
Dandeli
Haliyal
Yellapur
Mundgod
Siddapur

Shivamogga District
Sagara
Hosanagara
Soraba
Shikaripura

Bhadravati Thirthahalli

Chikkamagaluru District
Sringeri
Kalasa
Koppa
Narasimharajapura
Mudigere

Hassan District
Sakleshpur
Arkalgudu
Belur
Kodagu District
Somwarpet
Madikeri
Virajpet
Kushalanagar
Ponnampet

Dakshin Kannada
Sullia


Chamarajanagara
Chamarajnagar
Gudlupete
Kollegala
Hanuru
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
 • RegionalHavyaka Kannada
Kodava
Tulu
Konkani
Arebhashe
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Malnad (or Malenadu) is a region in the state of Karnataka, India. Malenadu covers the western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats mountain range and is roughly 100 kilometers in width. It includes the districts of Uttara Kannada, Chikmagalur, Chamarajanagar, Udupi, Belgaum, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Shimoga. The region experiences heavy annual rainfall of 1,000–3,800 millimetres (39–150 inches); it includes the village of Agumbe, which receives the highest annual rainfall in Karnataka (over 10,000 mm).

This region of the state experiences unique development problems due to settlement patterns, sparse population, topography, dense forest, and numerous rivulets. Villages in the Malnad are scattered throughout remote areas. To encourage development in the area, the l Area Development Board was created to implement necessary projects. The districts covered initially in this region were Shivamogga, Chikmagalur, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, and Hassan. Presently, the Development Board operates in part or all of 13 districts of the state, and comprises 65 Assembly constituencies and 61 taluks:

District Constituencies
Belgaum Bailahongal, Belgaum, Hukkeri, Khanapur, Saudi
Chamarajnagar Chamarajnagar, Gundlupete, Kollegala, Hanuru
Chikkamagalur Kadur, Koppa, Chikkamagalur, Mudigere, Narasimharajapur, Shringeri, Tarikere, Ajjampura
Dakshina Kannada Mangalore, Puttur, Sulya, Bantwal, Belthangadi, Mudubidri, Kadaba
Davanagere Channagiri, Honnali, Nyamathi
Dharwad Kalaghatagi, Alnanavara
Hassan Alur, Arakalagud, Belur, Sakaleshpur
Haveri Hangal, Hirekerur, Rettihalli, Byadagi, Savanur, Shiggaon
Kodagu Madikeri, Somavarpet, Virajpet
Mysore Heggadadevana kote, Hunasur, Periyapattana, Sargur
Shivamogga Bhadravati, Shivamogga, Sagar, Soraba, Hosanagara, Thirthahalli, Shikaripura
Udupi Udupi, Kundapur, Karkala, Brahmavara, Kapu, Byndoor, Hebri
Uttara Kannada Ankola, Bhatkal, Haliyal, Honnavara, Karwar, Kumta, Mundagod, Siddapur, Sirsi, Joida, Yallapur, Dandeli