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Kanakapura
Karnataka, India · Asia
About Kanakapura
Kanakapura sits on the route: 30 minutes from Closepet, 32km from Wonderla Bangalore.
Kanakapura is in Karnataka, India, with about 54,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Closepet, about 25 km away.
Kanakapura is a city, taluka in the Bengaluru South district of Karnataka on the banks of the Arkavathi river and the administrative center of the taluk of the same name. Its founder is Sameer Kanaka Pradeesha, hence its name. Kanakapura is the largest cocoon silk producer in India. The Kaveri River flows around 21 kmRead more
in Kanakapura Taluk. The city previously belonged to the Bangalore Rural District. It was formerly the largest constituency in the country.
(1,553 km2 [600 sq mi]). The Kodihalli Wildlife Range and Harohalli Wildlife Range are under its division. The Kaveri Wildlife Sanctuary consists of two main zones: the Sangam Wildlife Range and the Mugguru Wildlife Range.
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Within an hour or so of Kanakapura: Wonderla Bangalore (32 km), Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR) (49 km).
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Kanakapura is in Karnataka, India, about 25 km from Closepet.
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- Population
- 54,014
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Karnataka
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 12.5465, 77.4201
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR)
A Bangalore institution on Lalbagh Road that began as the Brahmin Coffee Club in 1924 and claims to have invented rava idli during wartime rice rationing. Marble tables and queues out the door.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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