Uttara Kannada
Uttara Kannada | |
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Clockwise from top-left:Jog Falls, Murudeshwar Temple, Kali River Bridge at Karwar, Om Beach at Gokarna, Madhukesvara Temple at Banavasi | |
| Nickname: Kashmir of Karnataka | |
Uttara Kannada in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates: 14°36′N 74°42′E / 14.6°N 74.7°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Established | 1 November 1956 |
| Talukas | |
| Government | |
| • District Minister | Mankal S Vaidya |
| • MP | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri |
| • DC | Lakshmi Priya. K , I.A.S |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,291 km2 (3,973 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Elevation Average | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,437,169 |
| • Rank | 20th |
| • Density | 140/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 581xxx |
| Telephone code | +91 0(838x) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Vehicle registration | |
| 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 |
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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, and Sirsi is the major commercial center 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.