Davanagere district

Davanagere District
Clockwise from top-left: Bhimeshwara Temple at Nilagunda, Hills near Channagiri, Harihareshwara Temple at Harihar, Fields near Hadadi, Shanti Sagara
Location in Karnataka
Location in Karnataka
Map
Davanagere district
Coordinates: 14°14′N 75°54′E / 14.23°N 75.9°E / 14.23; 75.9
Country India
StateKarnataka
Formed15 August 1997
HeadquartersDavanagere
TalukasDavanagere
Harihar
Jagalur
Honnali
Channagiri
Nyamati
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerDr. Venkatesh M.V
(IAS)
Area
 • Total4,460 km2 (1,720 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,643,494
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
577001-006
Telephone code+ 91 (08192
Vehicle registrationKA-17
Websitedavanagere.nic.in

Davanagere district is an administrative district of Karnataka state in India. It is the centre of Karnataka. The city of Davanagere is the district headquarters. It had a population of 1,643,494 of which 32.31% was urban as of 2011. This district was separated from Chitradurga district in 1997 by the then Chief minister of Karnataka J. H. Patel including Chennagiri and Honali Taluks Shimoga district.

The district lies in the central plains of the state with its unique features of having an influence of the north and the south of the state. The prominent towns in this district are Harihara, Jagalur, Honnali Channagiri and Nyamati, these also happen to be its six other taluks. It is bound by Shimoga district and Haveri district on the west, Chitradurga district on the east, Vijayanagara district on the north, and Chikmagalur district on the south.

The Davanagere district has 6 taluks, 20 hoblis, 197 gram panchayats, 652 villages including Harakanahalu, 904 habitations, and 2 city municipal councils and one City Corporation.[1]

  1. ^ District formation Archived 3 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Official Website of Zilla Panchayat, Davangere, Government of Karnataka.