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Kodagu / Coorg is a
district of Karnataka State in southern India. It is also known by
its anglicised name of Coorg. It occupies about 4,100 square
kilometers (1,580 miČ) of land in the Western Ghats of southwestern
Karnataka,The district is bordered by Dakshina Kannada District to
the northwest, Hassan District to the north, Mysore District to the
east, the Kannur District of Kerala to the southwest, and the
Wayanad District of Kerala to the south.Kodagu is on the eastern
slopes of the Western Ghats. It is a hilly district with the lowest
elevation in the district at 900 meters (2,900 ft) above sea-level.
The highest peak, Tadiandamol, rises to 1,750 meters (5,700 ft),
with Pushpagiri, the second highest, at 1,715 meters (5,600 ft).
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