Map of Shimoga, India

Shimoga is a city in Karnataka, India, with a population of about 322,650. It lies at 13.9316°N, 75.5679°E. Shimoga is about 1,642 km (1,020 mi) south of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bhadrāvati, 17 km to the southeast.

Shimoga at a glance

Where is Shimoga?

• The 10th largest city in Karnataka on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 18 min on the shortest day to 12 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shimoga

• Bhadrāvati — 17 km southeast
• Tarikere — 36 km southeast
• Shikārpur — 44 km northwest
• Sāgar — 64 km northwest
• Kadūr — 64 km southeast
• Harihar — 70 km north
• Davangere — 71 km northeast
• Chikmagalūr — 71 km south
• Rānībennur — 77 km north
• Chitradurga — 95 km east

Largest cities in Karnataka

• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hubli — 943,788
• Mysore — 920,550
• Kalaburagi — 543,147
• Mangalore — 499,487
• Belagavi — 490,045
• Davangere — 435,128
• Bellary — 410,445
• Bijapur — 327,427
• Tumkūr — 307,359

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.