North Karnataka
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North Karnataka ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ |
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North Karnataka region shown in blue
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| Country |
 India
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| State |
 Karnataka
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| Headquarter | Belagavi and Kalburgi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88,361 km2 (34,116 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 24,571,229 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Sex ratio | 960 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 70% |
North Karnataka, locally known as Uttara Karnataka, is a geographical region consisting of mostly semi-arid plateau from 300 to 730 metres (980 to 2,400 ft) elevation that constitutes the northern part of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra. North Karnataka lies within the Deccan thorn scrub forests ecoregion, which extends north into eastern Maharashtra.
It includes the districts of Belgaum, Bijapur, Bagalkot, Bidar, Bellary, Gulbarga, Yadagiri, Raichur, Gadag, Dharwad, Haveriand Koppal district Major cities in the region are Belgaum, Hubli, Dharwad, Bellary, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Bidar, Ranebennur, Chikodi, Hospet and Gokak.
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