Davanagere district

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  ?Davanagere district
Karnataka • India
Coordinates: 14°14′N 75°54′E / 14.23, 75.9
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Headquarters Davanagere
Subdistrict Davanagere, Harihar, Jagalur, Honnali, Channagiri, Harapanahalli
Population 1,790,952 (2001)
Deputy Commissioner
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• Vehicle
• 577001-006
• ++ 91 (08192)
• KA-17
Website: [http://[ .nic.in .nic.in] [ .nic.in .nic.in]]

Coordinates: 14°14′N 75°54′E / 14.23, 75.9

Devanagere District, also known as Devangere District, is an administrative district of Karnataka state in southern India. The city of Davanagere is the district headquarters. It had a population of 1,790,952 of which 30.32% was urban as of 2001.

Devanagere District lies in the Maidan region on the Deccan Plateau. The district lies above the historic Chitradurga. The prominent cities/towns in this district are Harihara, Honnali and Channagiri. Neighbouring districts are Shimoga District, Haveri District, Chitradurga District, and Bellary District.

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