Location :  Central Karnataka                       Area in Sq.Kms : 10,553
Percent of State's Area : 5.50                       Population in 1991 : 1,909,663
Rank :12                                                      Numder of Taluks : 9
Number of Grama Panchayats : 371             Number of Taluk and Urban
Distance From Bangalore :   274Kms           Agglomerations : 15

Important jatra :

Place	Month	Deity/Saint	No of days	Approximate attendence
Shimoga	April	Kote Anjaneya	3	20,000
Islapura	January	Guddakal Siddeshwara	2	80,000
Pillangere	July	Venkataramana	1	30,000
Sagar	January(once in 3 years)	Marikamba	9	40,000
Humcha	March	Padmavati and Parshwanatha Swamy	1	10,000

  Shimoga, a district headquarters and is on the banks of Tunga river.It was a notable centre under the Keladi Nayakas.Their palace now houses a museum of state Archaeology Department.The Kote Seetharamanjaneya temple is the oldest in the town.Shimoga is a centre of paddy and areca trade and there is a Government's sandal oil factory here.It is a cool place near the ranges of the Western Ghats.The place has the Guddekal Siddheshwara temples and the sacred Heart Church of the Catholics.