Harihar
Sign in to saveHarihara ( also called Harihar) is a city in Davanagere District in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Harihara Taluk. Harihara is famous for Harihareshwara Temple.
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Place details
- Locality
- Harihara
- Region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Population
- 83,219
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Harihara
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Harihareshwara Temple at Harihara
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Karnataka
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Karnataka, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Davanagere
- Settlement.governing_body
- City Municipal Council
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Kingdom of Mysore
- Area
- +7.8
- Elevation
- +539
- Image
- View of staggered square layout of mantapa of Harihareshwara Temple at Harihar.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Legend
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- Attractions
- Geography
- Demographics
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- Railway
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Harihara ( also called Harihar) is a city in Davanagere District in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Harihara Taluk. Harihara is famous for Harihareshwara Temple.
Harihara is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, 275 kilometres North of Bengaluru. Harihar and Davangere (14 km away) are referred as "twin cities". Harihar is connected by road and railway, and is located on National Highway 48 (Mumbai – Bengaluru). It has a very pleasant climate year round. The major lifeline of this city is the Tungabhadra River, which is being exploited and polluted as a result of heavy industrialization.