Dharwad is an administrative district of the state of Karnataka in southern India and is the cultural headquarters of North Karnataka.
The administrative headquarters of the district is the town of Dharwad, also known as Dharwar. Dharwad is famous for its Dharwad Peda – a milk based sweetmeat. The municipality covers 191 km2. Dharwad is located 425 km northwest of Bangalore and 421 km southeast of Pune, on the main highway between Chennai and Pune, the National Highway # 4. KREIS North Unit of National Projects Construction Corporation has its headquarters here. Karnataka High Court Bench Dharwad is also here.
Before 1997 the district had an area of 13738 km2.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharwad_district
Coordinates 15°27'14.582" N 75°0'23.946" E
