Gadag-Betageri

Gadag-Betageri
Veeranarayana Temple
Veeranarayana Temple
Gadag-Betageri is located in Karnataka
Gadag-Betageri
Gadag-Betageri
Location in Karnataka, India
Gadag-Betageri is located in India
Gadag-Betageri
Gadag-Betageri
Gadag-Betageri (India)
Coordinates: 15°25′00″N 75°37′00″E / 15.4167°N 75.6167°E / 15.4167; 75.6167
Country India
StateKarnataka
RegionBayaluseeme
DistrictGadag
Government
 • TypeCity Municipal Council (CMC)
 • BodyGadag-Betageri CMC
Area
 • City54.01 km2 (20.85 sq mi)
Elevation
654 m (2,146 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • City172,813
 • Density4,657/km2 (12,060/sq mi)
 • Metro
367,258
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
582 101-103
Telephone code08372
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-26
Websitewww.gadag-betagericity.mrc.gov.in

Gadag-Betageri is a city municipal council in Gadag district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Gadag District. The original city of Gadag and its sister city Betageri (or Betgeri) have a combined city administration. The municipality of Gadag-Betageri has a population of 172,813 and an area of 54.0956 km2 (20.8864 sq mi). Kanaginahal of Gadag is the birthplace of the first co-operative society in Asia.[1][2] The temples of Veera Narayana and Trikuteshwara[3] are places of religious and historic importance.

The twin city municipality is situated 80 km (50 mi) from Dharwad and 60 km (37 mi) from Hubballi, and lies on the Gutti-Vasco National Highway.

  1. ^ Nayak, N. Dinesh (18 March 2016). "Reviving the Kanaginahal cooperative society". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ Vincent D'Souza (13 May 2009). "Asia's first co-op bank's future bleak | Hubballi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Gadag" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine www.nkpost.kar.nic.in. Retrieved September 9, 2012

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