Karwar
Karwar
Carwar, Koney | |
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Municipality /Taluk | |
Clockwise from the Top: Tagore Beach, Arabian Sea from Sadashivgad fort, Majali Beach, Bridge over Kali River | |
Karwar in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates: 14°48′N 74°08′E / 14.80°N 74.13°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Uttara Kannada |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Municipal Council |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 36.95 km2 (14.27 sq mi) |
| • Taluk | 743.4 km2 (287.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • CMC+Outgrowth | 77,139 |
| • Taluk | 155,213 |
| Demonym | Karwarkar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 581301 |
| Telephone code | 91-8382 |
| Vehicle registration | KA 30 |
| Official language | Kannada |
| Regional language | Konkani |
| HDI (2014) | 0.900 (Very High) |
| Literacy (2014) | 89.91 |
| Sex ratio (2014) | 989 ♀/1000 ♂ |
| Website | karwarcity |
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Karwar is a coastal City and the administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district, formerly part of the Bombay Presidency, located at the mouth of the Kali river along the Konkan Coast in the present-day state of Karnataka, India.