| Malenadu | |
| Other Name: | Malnad |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malenadu |
| Seat Type: | Tehsil |
| Seat: | Belagavi District Khanapur Uttara Kannada Sirsi Joida Dandeli Haliyal Yellapur Mundgod Siddapur Shivamogga District Sagara Hosanagara Soraba Shikaripura BhadravatiThirthahalli Chikkamagaluru District Sringeri Kalasa Koppa Narasimharajapura Mudigere Hassan District Sakleshpur Arkalgudu Belur Kodagu District Somwarpet Madikeri Virajpet Kushalanagar Ponnampet Dakshin Kannada Sullia Chamarajanagara Chamarajnagar Gudlupete Kollegala Hanuru |
| Parts Type: | x |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Kannada |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Regional |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Havyaka Kannada Kodava Tulu Konkani Arebhashe |
Malnad (or Malenadu) is a region in the state of Karnataka, India. Malenadu covers the western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats mountain range and is roughly 100 kilometers in width. It includes the districts of Uttara Kannada, Chikmagalur, Chamarajanagar, Udupi, Belgaum, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Shimoga. The region experiences heavy annual rainfall of NaNmm; it includes the village of Agumbe, which receives the highest annual rainfall in Karnataka (over 10,000 mm).
This region of the state experiences unique development problems due to settlement patterns, sparse population, topography, dense forest, and numerous rivulets. Villages in the Malnad are scattered throughout remote areas. To encourage development in the area, the l Area Development Board was created to implement necessary projects. The districts covered initially in this region were Shivamogga, Chikmagalur, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, and Hassan. Presently, the Development Board operates in part or all of 13 districts of the state, and comprises 65 Assembly constituencies and 61 taluks:
| District | Constituencies | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgaum | Bailahongal, Belgaum, Hukkeri, Khanapur, Saudi | |
| Chamarajnagar, Gundlupete, Kollegala, Hanuru | ||
| Chikkamagalur | Kadur, Koppa, Chikkamagalur, Mudigere, Narasimharajapur, Shringeri, Tarikere, Ajjampura | |
| Dakshina Kannada | Mangalore, Puttur, Sulya, Bantwal, Belthangadi, Mudubidri, Kadaba | |
| Davanagere | Channagiri, Honnali, Nyamathi | |
| Dharwad | Kalaghatagi, Alnanavara | |
| Hassan | Alur, Arakalagud, Belur, Sakaleshpur | |
| Haveri | Hangal, Hirekerur, Rettihalli, Byadagi, Savanur, Shiggaon | |
| Kodagu | Madikeri, Somavarpet, Virajpet | |
| Mysore | Heggadadevana kote, Hunasur, Periyapattana, Sargur | |
| Shivamogga | Bhadravati, Shivamogga, Sagar, Soraba, Hosanagara, Thirthahalli, Shikaripura | |
| Udupi | Udupi, Kundapur, Karkala, Brahmavara, Kapu, Byndoor, Hebri | |
| Ankola, Bhatkal, Haliyal, Honnavara, Karwar, Kumta, Mundagod, Siddapur, Sirsi, Joida, Yallapur, Dandeli |
The Western Ghats acts as the rain barrier during south-west monsoon season. This region is one of the wettest regions in the world, with some rainfall measurements of over 7000mm.
| 1 | Amagaon | Belgaum district | Khanapur | 2010 | 10,068 | 785 | |
| 2 | Mundrote | Kodagu district | Madikeri | 2011 | 9,974 | 585 | |
| 3 | Hulikal | Shimoga district | Hosanagara | 2013 | 9,383 | 614 | |
| 4 | Agumbe | Shimoga district | Thirthahalli | 2013 | 8,770 | 643 | |
| 5 | Kokalli / Kakalli(Sirsi Taluk) | Uttara Kannada | Sirsi | 2014 | 8,746 | 780 |
| Rainfall (mm)[5] | ||||||||
| Hulikal | Talacauvery[6] | Kokalli[7] [8] | Nilkund | Castle Rock | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5,700 | 6,311 | 4,733 | 5,859 | 3,130 | 4,981 | 5,560 | |
| 2016 | 5,721 | 6,449 | 4,705 | 5,430 | 2,682 | 4,655 | 4,968 | |
| 2015 | 6,035 | 5,518 | 4,013 | 5,319 | 2,730 | 4,367 | 3,667 | |
| 2014 | 7,907 | 7,917 | 5,580 | 7,844 | 8,746 | 6,710 | 5,956 | |
| 2013 | 9,383 | 8,770 | 8,440 | 8,628 | 4,464 | 7,082 | 3,667 | |
| 2012 | 8,409 | 6,933 | 5,987 | 5,722 | 5,036 | 5,398 | 6,165 | |
| 2011 | 8,523 | 7,921 | 9,368 | 6,855 | 4,437 | 6,593 | 7,083 | |
| 2010 | 7,717 | 6,929 | 10,068 | 6,794 | 4,002 | |||
| 2009 | 8,357 | 7,982 | ||||||
| 2008 | 7,115 | 7,199 | ||||||
| 2007 | 9,038 | 8,255 | ||||||
| 2006 | 8,656 | 8,457 |