North Kanara (India)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
צפון קאנארה (הודו)
Name (Latin)
North Kanara (India)
Other forms of name
Canara (India : District)
Canara (India)
Kanara North (India)
Uttara Kannada Jille (India)
Uttara Kannada (India)
Uttara Kannada District (India)
Coordinates
74.7 74.7 14.6 14.6 (gooearth )
E0743500 E0743500 N0145300 N0145300 (geonames )
Associated country
India
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 153639016
Wikidata: Q579205
Library of congress: n 83014078
OCoLC: oca00908201
Sources of Information
  • BGN, 6/9/82(North Kanara, district, 14-53N 74-35 E; variants: Canara; Kanara North; Uttara Kannaḍa Jille)
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm2; 14°53ʹ00ʺN 074°35ʹ00ʺE)
  • Uttara Kannaḍa Jilleya Havyakara hāḍugaḷu, 1979:t.p. (Uttara Kannaḍa Jilleya)
  • Silva, S. Toponomy of Canara, 1963.
  • Uttara Kannada Jilleya Havyakara hadugalu, 1979:t.p. (Uttara Kannada Jilleya)
  • BGN, 6/9/82(North Kanara, district, 14-53N 74-35 E; variants: Canara; Kanara North; Uttara Kannada Jille)
  • Helutavo gumte padanava, 1983:t.p. verso (Uttara Kannada) data from India (Uttara Kannada District)

Wikipedia description:

Uttara Kannada is the fifth largest district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is bordered by the state of Goa and Belagavi districts to the north, Dharwad and Haveri Districts to the east, Shivamogga and Udupi Districts to the south, and the Laccadive Sea to the west. Karwar is the district headquarters while Sirsi is the major commercial center in the district. The district's agroclimatic divisions include the coastal plain which consists of Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar, the Bhatkal taluks and Malenadu, consisting of Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, Haliyal, Dandeli, Joida and the Mundgod taluks.

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