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Uttara Kannada/North Canara District
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
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Coordinates: 14°36′N 74°42′E / 14.6°N 74.7°E / 14.6; 74.7
CountryUttara Kannada India
StateKarnataka
DivisionKitturu Karnataka
RegionMalenadu & Karavali
Established1 November 1956
TalukasKarwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar, Bhatkal, Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, Mundgod, Haliyal, Joida, Dandeli
Government
 • District MinisterShrinivas poojari
 • Zilla Panchayat PresidentJayashri M
 • MPAnanth Kumar Hegde
 • DCGangu Bai Ramesh Manakar, IAS
Area
 • Total10,291 km2 (3,973 sq mi)
 • Rank5th
Elevation
Average
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,437,169
 • Rank20th
 • Density140/km2 (400/sq mi)
Languages
 • SpokenKannada, Konkani, Marathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
581xxx
Telephone code+91 0(838x)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registration
  • Karwar KA 30
  • Sirsi KA 31
  • Honnavar KA 47
  • Dandeli KA 65
Coastline142 kilometres (88 mi)
Literacy84.06%
Lok Sabha constituencyUttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency
ClimateMonsoon (Köppen)
Precipitation2,835 millimetres (111.6 in)
Avg. summer temperature33 °C (91 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)
Websiteuttarakannada.nic.in

Uttara Kannada is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a major coastal district of Karnataka, and is the third largest district in 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 and Bhatkal taluks) and Malenadu (consisting of Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, Haliyal, Joida, and Mundgod taluks).

  1. ^ a b "District Census 2011: Uttara Kannada" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

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