Chikmagalur district is located on the western ridge occupying 3.8 % of the total area of the Karnataka state (Fig.1).
It is locate between 12° 54’ 42’’ and 13° 53’ 53’’ N latitudes
and 75° 04’ 46’’ and 76° 21’ 50’’ E longitudes. It covers an
area of 7,202 Km2 partly in Malnad tract (hilly area) and
partly in transition and Maidan area, (plain area). For administrative convenience and forest management purpose,
Chikmagalur district has two territorial forest divisions
Chikmagalur and Koppa with seven taluk, 10 towns and
1022 number of inhabited villages, Mullayyanagiri is the
highest point which is 1926 m, above MSL.