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Belagavi District
Belgaum District
District of Karnataka
Clockwise from top-right: Kamal Basadi in Belagavi Fort, Gokak Falls, Navilatirtha, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Kamala Narayana Temple
Location in Karnataka
Location in Karnataka
Coordinates: 15°51′N 74°33′E / 15.85°N 74.55°E / 15.85; 74.55
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
DivisionBelagavi division
HeadquartersBelgaum
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerNitesh Patil
 •  Police CommissionerIada Martin Marbaniang[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi)
 • Rank1st (31 districts)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total4,779,661
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Belgaumites,[3] Belagavians [4]
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registration
  • Belgaum KA-22
  • Chikodi KA-23
  • Bailhongal KA-24
  • Gokak KA-49
  • Ramdurg KA-69
  • Athani KA-71
Sex ratio1.04 ♂/♀
Literacy64.2%
Precipitation823 millimetres (32.4 in)
Websitebelagavi.nic.in

Belagavi district, formerly also known as Belgaum district,[5] is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with 150,000 hectares being used for commercial production.[6] It has overtaken Mandya district in sugarcane production over the last decade.[7] The city of Belgaum (Belagavi) is the district headquarters in Belagavi district. It houses the Second legislative building, where the Karnataka Legislature hold session once a year. The district is famous for its native sweet, Kunda. According to the 2011 Census of India, it has a population of 4,779,661, of which 24.03% live in urban areas,[8] making it the second most populous district in Karnataka (out of 31), after Bangalore Urban.[9] The district has an area of 13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi) making it the largest district in Karnataka, and is bounded by Kolhapur District and Sangli district of Maharashtra state on the west and north, on the northeast by Bijapur district, on the east by Bagalkot district, on the southeast by Gadag district, on the south by Dharwad and Uttara Kannada districts, and on the southwest by the state of Goa.

  1. ^ "New police commissioner for Belagavi". The Hindu. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2001 Census". Official Website of Belgaum District. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  3. ^ Sabharwal, Gopa (2006). Ethnicity and Class: Social Divisions in an Indian City. Oxford University Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-19-567830-7.
  4. ^ "Belagavians take the lead to get rid of potholes". Hubballi News. The Times of India. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Belgaum becomes Belagavi, as Centre clears name change plan". The Indian Express. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Belagavi - foundry hub of North Karnataka" (PDF). karnataka.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Karnataka elections: Meet the five brothers from Belagavi who are contesting against each other". Hindustan Times. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Census GIS India". Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  9. ^ "District Census Handbook: Belagavi" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

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