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Northern Karnataka

North Karnataka
ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ
North Karnataka region shown in blue
North Karnataka region shown in blue
Country  India
State Karnataka
Headquarter Belagavi and Gulbarga|Kalaburgi
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 Belagavi, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Bidar, Bellary, Kalaburgi District|Gulbarga|Kalaburgi, Yadagiri, Raichur, Gadag, Dharwad, Haveriand Koppal district Major cities in the region are Belagavi, Hubli, Dharwad, Bellary, Vijayapura, Kalaburgi, Bidar, Ranebennur, Chikodi, Hospet and Gokak.


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