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Hunsur Hunasuru
City
Hunsur Location in Karnataka, India Show map of Karnataka Hunsur Hunsur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°18′38″N 76°16′49″E / 12.3105671°N 76.2802055°E / 12.3105671; 76.2802055
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Government
• Body	City Municipal Council
Area
• City	11.76 km2 (4.54 sq mi)
• Rural	886.11 km2 (342.13 sq mi)
Elevation	792 m (2,598 ft)
Population  (2011)
• City	50,865
• Density	4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
• Rural	232,098
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571 105
Telephone code	08222
Vehicle registration	KA-45
Wards	31
Website	www.hunsurcity.mrc.gov.in/kn

Hunsur is a city in Mysore district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Hunsur Taluk administrative division.

Hunsur is located at 12°19′N 76°17′E / 12.31°N 76.29°E / 12.31; 76.29.^[1] It is located at an elevation of 805 metres (2,641 ft) above mean sea level. The river Lakshmana Tirtha flows through the town and two bridges are built across the river. The town is the administrative center of Hunsur taluk, which is part of the Mysore District.^[2]

Hunsur is situated on NH-275, connecting it to metropolitan cities of Mysuru, Bengaluru and Mangaluru. It is 45 km from Mysuru, and 175 km from Bengaluru. Other major highways passing through Hunsur are SH-88, SH-86 and SH-90.

• D. Devaraj Urs, former Chief Minister of Karnataka
• Hunsur Krishnamurthy, director in Kannada Film Industry
• Kemparaj Urs, actor, producer, director
• Dwarkish, Kannada actor,director and producer .

• Saligrama, Mysore

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