Somawarpete taluk is one of the five taluks of

Coorg district Kodagu (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State. It occupies ...

. Its administrative headquarters is in the town of Somwarpet.

Languages

Portico of the Coorg Rajah's Palace at Somwaspett (May 1853, X, p

Kannada,

Are Bhashe Arebhashe (, ''Arebhāṣe'') or Aregannada or Gowda Kannada is a dialect of Kannada mainly by Gowda and other communities in the region Madikeri, Somwarpet, and Virajpet taluks of Kodagu district, Sullia, taluks of Dakshina Kannada district; ...

Kodava Takk The Kodava (''Kodava takk'', meaning 'speech of Kodavas', in the Kodava language, alternate name: Coorgi, Kodagu) is an endangered Dravidian language and it is spoken in Kodagu district in Southern Karnataka, India. The term Kodava has t ...

, Beary bashe and English are spoken by the people.

Flora and fauna

Coffee is the major crop in the region. It is the major Arabica coffee growing region of India. Other crops like pepper, cardamom, orange, vanilla are grown. Rice, ginger is also grown.

Tourist attractions

Beelur Golf Club ''Beelur Golf Club'' is located 8 km from Somwarpet town. The lush green golf ground attracts movie makers. Malemalleshwara Betta ''Malemalleshwara Betta'' is located 13 km from Somwarpet and 7 km from

Shanivarsanthe Shanivarasanthe/Sanivarasanthe is a small town in Kodagu district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of the towns of ''Somwarpet taluk'', in the north-east of the district. The main crops grown in the area are coffee, paddy, and spi ...

. Pooja is conducted regularly and a Grand Celebration on Maha Shiva Rathri every year. Kotebetta ''Kotebetta''http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/events/show/1930-trek-kotebeta is the third highest peak in Coorg after Tadiyandamol and Brahmagiri, Kotebetta means "Fort Hill" because of its fort-like appearance. Its height above sea level is 1620 metres (5313 ft). It lies near the border between the

Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada district is a district of Karnataka state in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east ...

and

Coorg Kodagu (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State. It occupies ...

districts. The trek starting point is a junction near a bridge called Hattihole. The peak is 10 km from Hattihole. There is a Shiva temple at the base of Kotebetta. Makkalagudi Betta is located in Kiraganduru 10 km between Somwarpet and Madikeri road. There is a view of paddy fields, forest, and the waters of the Harangi reservoir. Mallalli Falls (Kannada:ಮಲ್ಲಳ್ಳಿ ಜಲಪಾತ) ''Mallalli Abbi'' or ''Kumaradhara Falls'' is one of the tallest waterfalls in the Coorg where the river Kumaradhara drops down 200 feet. Scattered along the stream are other misty waterfalls, situated on the foothills of the Pushpagiri hill-ranges, 25 km from Somwarpet. "Beauty Spot" in mathanahaill, somwarpet, saniversante road. " Mountain Mist coffee valley"

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{{Reflist Villages in Kodagu district

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Flora and fauna

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