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One of the prominent districts in Northern Karnataka is Dharwad. The city of Dharwad along with its twin, Hubballi, is the second – largest conurbation in Karnataka after Bengaluru. The administrative headquarters of the district is the town of Dharwad. The District encompasses an area of 4263 sq. km lying between the latitudinal parallels of 150 15’ and 150
35’ North and longitudes of 750 and 750 20’ East. Before 1997 the district had an area of 13738 sq km. In 1997, the new districts of Gadag and Haveri were carved out of Dharwad's former territory.
