Davanagere district

Davanagere District
District of Karnataka
Clockwise from top-left: Bhimeshwara Temple at Nilagunda, Hills near Channagiri, Harihareshwara Temple at Harihar, Fields near Hadadi, Shanti Sagara
Location in Karnataka
Davanagere district
Coordinates: 14°14′N 75°54′E / 14.23°N 75.9°E / 14.23; 75.9
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Formed	15 August 1997
Headquarters	Davanagere
Talukas	Davanagere Harihar Jagalur Honnali Channagiri Nyamati
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Dr. Venkatesh M.V (IAS)
Area
• Total	4,460 km2 (1,720 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,643,494
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	577001-006
Telephone code	+ 91 (08192
Vehicle registration	KA-17
Website	davanagere.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]