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Karwar
Kādwād Carwar, Koney [1] | |
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Municipality /Taluk | |
Clockwise from the Top: Tagore Beach, Arabian Sea from Sadashivgad fort, Majali Beach, Bridge over Kali River | |
![]() Karwar in Karnataka | |
Coordinates: 14°48′N 74°08′E / 14.80°N 74.13°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Karnataka |
District | Uttara Kannada |
Government | |
• Type | City Municipal Council |
Area | |
• Urban | 36.95 km2 (14.27 sq mi) |
• Taluk | 743.4 km2 (287.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• CMC+Outgrowth | 77,139 |
• Taluk | 155,213 |
Demonym | Karwarkar |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 581301 |
Telephone code | 91-8382 |
Vehicle registration | KA 30 |
Official language | Kannada[4] |
HDI (2014) | ![]() |
Literacy (2014) | 89.91[5] |
Sex ratio (2014) | 989 ♀/1000 ♂[5] |
Website | karwarcity |
Karwar is a coastal town and the administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district, formerly part of the Bombay Presidency, located at the mouth of the Kali river along the Konkan Coast in the present-day state of Karnataka, India.