Hubli-Dharwad
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Hubli-Dharwad is a twin city in the state of Karnataka in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dharwad district. It is the second-largest conurbation in Karnataka, after Bangalore.
Hubli
Hubli City, situated about 20 km east of Dharwad, is the commercial centre of the district. Cotton and peanuts (called groundnuts locally) are grown aplenty in the surrounding rural areas, and Hubli is a major trading center for both commodities. Fish from Karwar, a coastal town 165 km away, is packed and shipped from Hubli. It is also an important city for the Indian Railways, being the zonal headquarters of South Western Railway and the Hubli Division. It also has a wagon workshop.Hubli is and important industrial centre, with more than 1000 allied small and medium industries already established. There are machine tools industries, electrical, steel furnitures, food products, rubber and leather industries and tanning industries. With the establishment of Bhoruka textile Mill, N.G.E.F and K.M.F. it has gathered momentum in industrial development.
Dharwad
Dharwad is the cultural capital of Northern Karnataka. It is home of great maestros of Hindustani classical music such as- Kumar Gandharva
- Basavaraj Rajguru
- Gangubai Hanagal
- Bhimsen Joshi
- Mallikarjun Mansur etc.
- Karnatak University
- BVB College of Engineering & Technology
- SDM College of Engineering
- Karnatak College, Dharwad
- Kittel College
- Basel Mission
- Karnatak Medical College
- University of Agricultural Sciences
- PC Jabin College
- Dakshina Bharata Hindi Prachar Sabha
- SDM College of Dental Sciences
- SDM College of Medical sciences
- Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya
- Da Ra Bendre
- Chennaveer Kanavi
- V K Gokak
- NK etc.
- Kumara Swamiji
- Hurakadli Ajja
- Mrityunjaya Appagalu
- Mahanta Appagalu
- Siddharoodha Swamigalu
- Shishunal Sharif Saheb
Dharwad is the seat of learning with Karnataka University and Agricultural University. There are large number of Arts, Science, Commerce and Law Colleges in the city. Karnataka Medical College, S.D.M. College of Dental Sciences and Engineering and technical institutions are crowning additions to the educational facilities in the city. Due to these educational and industrial facilities, the city attracts considerable floating population.
The city has an advantageous location being surrounded by a number of important historical and mythological places within a radius of about 200 km. There are important tourist and historical places such as Ghataprabha, Gokak Falls, Soundati Yellamma Temple, Kittur, Badami, Pattadkal, Aihole, Kudalasangam, Bijapur, Bagewadi, Basavakallyan on northern side, on the western and southern sides there are Dandeli, Port-town of Karwar, Gokarn Magod falls, Ulavi, Banavasi, Jog-falls, Shimoga and Bhadravathi, Laxmeshwar and Tungabhadra Dam and on eastern side Hampi, Lakkundi and Mantralaya.
Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation
Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) was constituted in the year 1962 by combining two cities separated by a distance of 20 kilometers. This is a unique experiment in urban development history. The area of this Corporation is 181.66 km². spread over 45 revenue villages. The population of the city as per the 1991 Census was 7 lakhs. The present population is 8 lakhs.
- Hubli: Under the Government of India Act of 1850, the Hubli-Municipal council was established on August 15, 1855.
- Dharwad: The Dharwad Municipal Council first came into existence on 1st January 1856. The first non-official President of the Council was S.K. Rodda in 1907, and Shri S.V. Mensinkai, was nominated in the following year. But the credit of being the first elected President goes to Shri S.G. Karigudari, who took office in 1920.
The twin-city Corporation occupies unique place in Karnataka State. After the capital city of Bangalore, this is the largest city Corporation in the State. It is a major railway center and in fact, the very heart of the Northern Karnataka Region. The airport at Hubli is expected to find a place on our national air map.
The city is situated in the dividing line between Malenadu and planes. The Malenadu is well known for its forests and forest based industries and the other three side region are known for their agricultural products like cotton, groundnut, oilseeds manganese ore and granite stones. The value of agricultural products coming into Hubli market runs into multiple crores.
Demographics
The population of the twin cities is 786,000, as per 2001 census and it is estimated more than 900,000 now. Hubli-Dharwad's population increased 22.99% between 1981 and 1991, from 527,108 to 648,298, and by 21.2% between 1991 and 2001. The municipality covers 191 km². Hubli-Dharwad is located 425 km northwest of Bangalore, on the main highway between Bangalore and Pune in Maharashtra. The City is governed by the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation , having an elected council.Climate
The climate of the city is extremely good throughout the year and especially Dharwad is known for its salubrious climate.The M.S.L. of Hubli is 626.97 meters and that of Dharwad is 696.97 meters. The average rain fall during 1991 was 255.6 mm of and 137.90 mm of Dharwad.
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