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district in Karnataka, India

Key facts

Country
India
State
Karnataka
Region
Bayaluseeme
Division
Kittur Karnataka
Established
August 24, 1997
Headquarters
Haveri
Commercial office
Ranebennur
Taluks
Byadgi , Haveri , Hangal , Hirekerur , Shiggaon , Savanur , Rattihalli , Ranebennur
Deputy commissioner
Vijaymahantesh Danammanavar
Total
4,823 km (1,862 sq mi)
Density
331.3/km (858.0/sq mi)
Official
Kannada
Time zone
UTC+5:30 ( IST )
Pin
(581110) Haveri (581115) Ranebennur
Telephone code
(08375) Haveri (08373) Ranebennur
Iso 3166 code
IN-KA
Vehicle registration
KA-27 Haveri , KA-68 Ranebennur
Website
haveri .nic .in

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Encyclopedic overview

Haveri district is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,597,668, out of which 20.78% were urban residents. The district headquarters is Haveri. Ranebennur is the biggest city in Haveri district with population and the commercial city and business headquarters and seeds production hub.

Name of the place Haveri is derived from two Kannada words "Havu" which means snake and "keri" which means lake or Village/Locality so people called it "Havu-keri" meaning "Village of snakes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haveri district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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