Ponnampet

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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Ponnampet

| native_name = Ponnampete

| native_name_lang =

| other_name = Ponnapett

| nickname =

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = File:Ponnamper. Gonikoppal.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Ponnampet town

| pushpin_map = India Karnataka

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Karnataka, India

| coordinates = {{coord|12.2|N|75.9|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Karnataka

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Kodagu

| established_title =Established

| established_date = 1821

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| governing_body = Grade I Grama Panchayath

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 10.86

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 851

| population_total = 6473

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Kannada

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 571 216

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = 08274

| registration_plate = KA-12

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Ponnampet or Ponnampēte ({{IPA|kfa|ponːɐmpeːʈe|lang}}) is a taluk headquarters in the southern part of the district of Kodagu in the state of Karnataka.Ponnampet taluk came into existence on 29 November 2020.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-27|title=Ponnampet taluk: Victory for decades-old fight|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/ponnampet-taluk-victory-720703.html|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}{{Cite news|date=2020-11-30|title=After Ponnampet, Kushalnagar may soon get taluk status|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/after-ponnampet-kushalnagar-may-soon-get-taluk-status/article33214264.ece|access-date=2020-12-29|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|date=2020-11-29|title=It’s official. Ponnampet taluk comes into existence|url=https://starofmysore.com/its-official-ponnampet-taluk-comes-into-existence/|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}

It was originally named after Diwan Cheppudira Ponnappa as Ponnapett.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/ReportOnAdministrationMysore/Report%20on%20Administration%20Mysore#page/n441/mode/2up/|page=141|title=Report on the Administration of Mysore for 1863-64|author=Government of Mysore|year=1864}} It was established in the year 1821 in the name of the Late Diwan under the regime of Kodagu Rajas.

The town was called notified area in the period of British and later on it was converted into a Municipality and now it is known as 1st Grade Village Panchayath. Ponnampet was a Taluk Headquarters during Pre-Independence Period and continues up to the re-organisation of states after independence.