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Shivamogga, city, western Karnataka state, southern India. It is situated in an upland region on the Tunga River (a headstream of the Tungabhadra).

Shivamogga is a road and rail junction, reexporting areca nuts, rice, coffee, and pepper. Industries include rice and oilseed milling and cotton processing. Cloth is hand-loomed as a cottage industry. The city’s schools of education, commerce, arts and science, and law, Kamala Nehru Memorial National College for Women, and other colleges are affiliated with the University of Mysore in Mysuru. Pop. (2001) 274,352; (2011) 322,650.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.