Malenadu

Malenadu

Malenadu (Kannada: ಮಲೆನಾಡು, malenāḍu, from either male "hill" or maḷe "rain" together with nādu "land") is a region of Karnataka state in South India. Malenadu covers the western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, roughly 100 kilometers in width. Malenadu covers portions of the Shimoga, Chikmagalur, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu and Hassan districts.

Agumbe, which is in Shimoga, receives the highest rainfall in Karnataka (close to 10000mm).

See also

  • Malanad - on the contiguous and similar region of Kerala.

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