Honnavar

This article is about Honnavar town in Karnataka state, India. For its Taluk, see Honnavar Taluk.

Honnavar
Town
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Coordinates: 14°16′48″N74°26′38″E / 14.28°N 74.4439°E / 14.28; 74.4439
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Region	Kanara
District	Uttara Kannada
Taluk	Honnavar
Established	1890 [1]
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Honnavar Town Panchayat
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,109 [2]
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	KA 47
Website	honnavaratown.mrc.gov.in

Map of Honnavar Taluk

Honnavar is a town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India.

History

Honnavar is a port town in Coastal Karnataka known for its beautiful landscapes and rich history. The port hosted foreign traders from the Arab world, as well as later from European countries such as Portugal, England and the Netherlands. In 1342, it was visited by the Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta ^[3] , where he spoke about their social, economic, religious, cultural, and administrative factors. He describes the Sultan Jamaluddin as one of the best and most powerful rulers. ^[4]

Image of the Portuguese fort.

Portuguese Rule

During the Portuguese domination a Fortress was built in the 16th century to protect trade in the Indian Ocean. Later in the 18th century the English built warehouses at the port. ^[5]

Transportation

Rail

The Konkan Railway line passes through Honnavar, and its longest bridge is 2.065 km in length and is in Honnavar, over the Sharavati River. ^[6]

Sea

In October 2013 the Karnataka government announced plans to develop a new port at Honnavar, to be funded by a public–private partnership (PPP) model. ^[7]

Inland Water

There are proposals for improvements to the Inland Water Transportation system between Honnavar and Gerusoppa along the Sharavati river coast. ^[8] Also, the Office of Ferries Inspector (Mangalore Circle) that oversees Inland Water Transportation System of the entire coastal belt of Karnataka State is headquartered at Honnavar. ^[9]

Climate

Climate data for Honnavar (1991–2020, extremes 1939–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	37.7 (99.9)	38.6 (101.5)	38.8 (101.8)	37.5 (99.5)	38.5 (101.3)	35.4 (95.7)	33.7 (92.7)	32.2 (90.0)	34.1 (93.4)	37.1 (98.8)	37.0 (98.6)	37.2 (99.0)	38.8 (101.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.0 (91.4)	32.7 (90.9)	32.7 (90.9)	33.2 (91.8)	33.2 (91.8)	30.0 (86.0)	28.6 (83.5)	28.7 (83.7)	29.7 (85.5)	31.6 (88.9)	33.5 (92.3)	33.6 (92.5)	31.7 (89.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.1 (68.2)	20.3 (68.5)	22.8 (73.0)	25.0 (77.0)	25.8 (78.4)	24.3 (75.7)	23.8 (74.8)	23.7 (74.7)	23.6 (74.5)	23.5 (74.3)	22.8 (73.0)	21.6 (70.9)	23.1 (73.6)
Record low °C (°F)	13.5 (56.3)	14.2 (57.6)	17.4 (63.3)	20.4 (68.7)	20.5 (68.9)	20.3 (68.5)	19.6 (67.3)	19.4 (66.9)	18.2 (64.8)	18.3 (64.9)	15.6 (60.1)	14.9 (58.8)	13.5 (56.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	0.4 (0.02)	0.0 (0.0)	3.5 (0.14)	16.0 (0.63)	114.1 (4.49)	995.7 (39.20)	1,161 (45.71)	814.9 (32.08)	366.2 (14.42)	216.1 (8.51)	37.1 (1.46)	7.5 (0.30)	3,732.4 (146.94)
Average rainy days	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.2	5.2	22.7	28.6	26.0	15.6	8.6	2.0	0.4	110.4
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	56	60	67	68	71	85	89	88	82	77	62	54	71
Source: India Meteorological Department [10] [11] [12]

References

1. "Basic City Statistics" (PDF). honnavaratown.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2013.
2. "Honnavar Town Panchayath". Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
3. Srivastava, Priya SrivastavaPriya. "Ibn Battuta's India: the prime destinations visited by this great traveller". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
4. Ross E. Dunn; University Ross E Dunn (2005). The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century. University of California Press. p. 221. ISBN   978-0-520-24385-9.
5. Naik, B. Shreedhara (2008). "European Trade and Politics in Medieval South Canara". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 69: 361–372. JSTOR   44147201.
6. http://www.konkanrailway.com/node/120 ^{[ dead link ‍]}
7. "Karnataka plans new port at Honnavar for Rs 600 crore". Business Standard. Bangalore. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
8. "Karnatakaports.in". www.karnatakaports.in. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
9. "Karnatakaports.in". www.karnatakaports.in. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
10. "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
11. "Station: Honavar Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 325–326. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
12. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.