Gadag-Betageri | |
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Coordinates: 15°25′00″N75°37′00″E / 15.4167°N 75.6167°E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
Region | Bayaluseeme |
District | Gadag |
Government | |
• Type | City Municipal Council (CMC) |
• Body | Gadag-Betageri CMC |
Area | |
• City | 54.01 km2 (20.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 654 m (2,146 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• City | 172,813 |
• Density | 4,657/km2 (12,060/sq mi) |
• Metro | 367,258 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 582 101-103 |
Telephone code | 08372 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
Vehicle registration | KA-26 |
Website | www |
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.
The Gadag style of Architecture, [4] marked by Ornate pillars with intricate sculpture, [5] originated during the period of the Western Chalukya (or Kalyani Chalukyas) king Someswara I, and it flourished for a period of 150 years (During 1050 CE to 1200 CE) during which period some 50 temples were built; some examples being: The Trikuteshwara temple complex at Gadag, The Kasivisvesvara temple, Lakkundi, The Doddabasappa Temple at Dambal, The Amriteshwara temple at Annigeri, etc.
As of 2011 [update] India census, [6] Gadag-Betageri had a population of 172,813. Males constitute 86,165 of the population and females 86,648. Gadag-Betageri has an average literacy rate of 85.56%. The Sex ratio is about 1006 females per 1000 males to females. 18,419 of the population is under 6 years of age.
Kannada is the main and widely spoken language, while English and Hindi are spoken and understood by few people.
Climate data for Gadag (1981–2010, extremes 1932–2012) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 34.5 (94.1) | 37.7 (99.9) | 40.0 (104.0) | 41.1 (106.0) | 41.7 (107.1) | 40.6 (105.1) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.4 (95.7) | 37.8 (100.0) | 35.6 (96.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 34.1 (93.4) | 41.7 (107.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.1 (86.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 35.7 (96.3) | 37.2 (99.0) | 36.4 (97.5) | 31.0 (87.8) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.7 (85.5) | 28.9 (84.0) | 31.6 (88.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.0 (68.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 13.8 (56.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.4 (63.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 9.8 (49.6) | 9.6 (49.3) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.03) | 1.6 (0.06) | 6.6 (0.26) | 34.0 (1.34) | 62.8 (2.47) | 98.0 (3.86) | 74.1 (2.92) | 83.1 (3.27) | 111.2 (4.38) | 116.8 (4.60) | 36.9 (1.45) | 9.4 (0.37) | 635.4 (25.02) |
Average rainy days | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 44.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 32 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 69 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 45 | 39 | 45 |
Source: India Meteorological Department [7] [8] |
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