Uttara Kannada

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
Coordinates: 14°36′N 74°42′E / 14.6°N 74.7°E / 14.6; 74.7
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Division	Kitturu Karnataka
Region	Malenadu & Karavali
Established	1 November 1956
Talukas	Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar, Bhatkal, Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, Mundgod, Haliyal, Joida, Dandeli
Government
• District Minister	Shrinivas poojari
• Zilla Panchayat President	Jayashri M
• MP	Ananth Kumar Hegde
• DC	Gangu Bai Ramesh Manakar, IAS
Area
• Total	10,291 km2 (3,973 sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Elevation Average	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,437,169
• Rank	20th
• Density	140/km2 (400/sq mi)
Languages
• Spoken	Kannada, Konkani, Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	581xxx
Telephone code	+91 0(838x)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	Karwar KA 30 Sirsi KA 31 Honnavar KA 47 Dandeli KA 65
Coastline	142 kilometres (88 mi)
Literacy	84.06%
Lok Sabha constituency	Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency
Climate	Monsoon (Köppen)
Precipitation	2,835 millimetres (111.6 in)
Avg. summer temperature	33 °C (91 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)
Website	uttarakannada.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).