Uttara Kannada

Uttara Kannada
District
Clockwise from top-left:Sathodi Falls in Kanur, Murudeshwar Temple, Kali River Bridge at Karwar, Om Beach at Gokarna, Madhukesvara Temple at Banavasi
Nickname:  Kashmir of Karnataka
Coordinates: 14°36′N 74°42′E / 14.6°N 74.7°E / 14.6; 74.7
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Established	1 November 1956
Talukas	Karwar Ankola Kumta Honnavar Bhatkal Sirsi Siddapur Yellapur Mundgod Haliyal Joida Dandeli
Government
• District Minister	Mankal S Vaidya
• MP	Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
• DC	Lakshmi Priya. K , I.A.S[1]
Area
• Total	10,291 km2 (3,973 sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Elevation Average	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,437,169
• Rank	20th
• Density	140/km2 (400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada[3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	581xxx
Telephone code	+91 0(838x)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	Karwar KA 30 Sirsi KA 31 Honnavar KA 47 Dandeli KA 65
Coastline	142 kilometres (88 mi)
Literacy	84.06%
Lok Sabha constituency	Uttara Kannada
Climate	Monsoon (Köppen)
Precipitation	2,835 millimetres (111.6 in)
Avg. summer temperature	33 °C (91 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)
Website	uttarakannada.nic.in

Uttara Kannada is a fifth largest district in the Indian state of Karnataka, It is bordered by the state of Goa and Belagavi districts to the north, Dharwad District and Haveri District to the east, Shivamogga District, and Udupi District to the south, and the Laccadive Sea to the west. Karwar is the district headquarters, Kumta and Sirsi are the major commercial centers in the district. The district's agroclimatic divisions include the coastal plain consisting of Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar Bhatkal taluks and Malenadu consisting of Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, Haliyal, Dandeli, Joida, Mundgod taluks.