Dharwad district
Dharwad or Dharawada is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India. The administrative headquarters of the district is the city of Dharwad, also known as Dharwar. Dharwad is located 425 km northwest of Bangalore and 421 km southeast of Pune, on the main highway between Chennai and Pune, the National Highway 4 (NH4).
Dharwad district | |
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District of Karnataka | |
Clockwise from top-left: Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandramouleshwar Temple, statue of Sindhura Lakshmana, Unkal Lake, Amruteshwara Temple in Annigeri | |
Location in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates: 15.39°N 75.12°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Belgaum division |
| Headquarters | Dharwad |
| Talukas | Dharwad, Hubli Nagara, Hubli, Navalgund, Kundgol, Kalghatgi, Alnavar, Annigeri |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate | Divya Prabhu G R J (IAS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,265 km2 (1,647 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,847,023 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | + 91 (0)836 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-25, KA-63 |
| Website | dharwad |
Before 1997 the district had an area of 13738 km2. In 1997, the new districts of Gadag and Haveri were carved out of Dharwad's former territory, and a portion of Dharwad district was combined with lands formerly part of three other districts to create the new district of Davanagere.
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