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Harihar
Karnataka, India · Asia
About Harihar
Harihar sits on the route: 5 minutes from Kawlet.
Harihar is in Karnataka, India, with about 83,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kawlet, about 4 km away.
Harihara ([harihəra] also called Harihar) is a city, taluka 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.Read more
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.
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Harihar is in Karnataka, India, about 4 km from Kawlet.
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- Population
- 83,219
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Karnataka
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 14.5129, 75.8072
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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