Uttara Kannada
district of Karnataka, India
Uttara Kannada (also known as North Canara) is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Uttara Kannada
North Canara | |
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District | |
 World's Second Tallest Statue of Shiva at Murdeshwar, Bhatkal Taluk | |
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| Coordinates: 14°36′N 74°42′E / 14.6°N 74.7°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Coastal Karnataka |
| Headquarter | Karwar |
| Talukas | Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar, Bhatkal, Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, Mundgod, Haliyal, Joida, Dandeli |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Shri S S Nakul, IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,291 km2 (3,973 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,437,169 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| • Regional | Tulu, Konkani, Urdu, Nawayathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 581xxx |
| Telephone code | +91 0(838x) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | |
| Coastline | 142 kilometres (88 mi) |
| Sex ratio | 979 [1] ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 84.06 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency |
| Climate | Mansoon (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 2,835 millimetres (111.6 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 33 °C (91 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | uttarakannada |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Uttara Kannada (North Canara) : Census 2011". Government of India. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
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