Dharwad district

Dharwad district
Clockwise from top-left: Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandramouleshwar Temple, statue of Sindhura Lakshmana, Unkal Lake, Amruteshwara Temple in Annigeri
Location in Karnataka
Location in Karnataka
Coordinates: 15°23′N 75°07′E / 15.39°N 75.12°E / 15.39; 75.12
Country India
StateKarnataka
DivisionBelgaum division
HeadquartersDharwad
TalukasDharwad, Hubli Nagara, Hubli, Navalgund, Kundgol, Kalghatgi, Alnavar, Annigeri[1]
Government
 • Deputy Commissioner & District MagistrateDivya Prabhu G R J
(IAS)
Area
 • Total4,265 km2 (1,647 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,847,023
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code+ 91 (0)836
Vehicle registrationKA-25, KA-63
Websitedharwad.nic.in

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).

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.

District map
  1. ^ "Districts In Karnataka – A complete list including Taluks(2021)". About Karnataka. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.