Davanagere district
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| Davanagere | |
| State | Karnataka |
| Headquarters | Davangere |
| Sub-district | Davangere, Harihar, Jagalur, Honnali, Channagiri, Harapanahalli |
| Area | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
1,790,952 - |
| Deputy Commissioner | |
| Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle |
- 577001-577006 - ++ 91 (08192) - KA-17 |
| Website: [http://[ .nic.in .nic.in] [ .nic.in .nic.in]] | |
Davanagere District, also known as Davangere District, is an administrative district of Karnataka state in southern India. The city of Davanagere is the district headquarters. It had a population of 1,790,952 of which 30.32% was urban as of 2001. [ www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm]
Davanagere District lies in the Maidan region on the Deccan Plateau. The district lies above the historic Chitradurga. The prominent cities/towns in this district are Harihara, Honnali and Channagiri. Neighbouring districts are Shimoga District, Haveri District, Chitradurga District, and Bellary District.
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| State of Karnataka | |
|---|---|
| Capital | Bangalore |
| Divisions | Bangalore • Belgaum • Gulbarga • Mysore |
| Districts | Bagalkot • Bangalore Rural • Bangalore Urban • Belgaum • Bellary • Bidar • Bijapur • Chamarajanagar • Chikmagalur • Chitradurga • Dakshina Kannada • Davanagere • Dharwad • Gadag • Gulbarga • Hassan • Haveri • Kodagu • Koppal • Kolar • Mandya • Mysore • Raichur • Shimoga • Tumkur • Udupi • Uttara Kannada |
