History of Dharwad

Dharwad is a beautiful town of almost 200000 residents in the north west part of Karnataka, India. The history of Dharwad can be traced back to 12th century. It is just east of magnificent "Western Ghats". Dharwad is surrounded of hills and there are numerous lakes and other smaller water bodies
The District of Dharwad is strategically located in Northern Karnataka, with industrial city of Hubli. Dharwad was recently divided into two more districts, Gadag and Haveri. This signifies, how well the district  has progressed financially and politically, that necessitated creation of more administrative divisions.
Dharwad is quiet and peaceful city amidst lot of vegetation . It has made many people's dreams come true through its educational institutions and generous people, who have always supported poorer students. Students come here from all over North Karnataka.
This site is dedicated to all proud Dharwaadis, and aims to provide all possible information about Dharwad.

Geographical Details , Numbers
Latitude	15.19 to 15.41 North
Longitude	74.43 to 75.15 East
Total Land	10,325 Square Kilometer
Height from sea level	2580 feet
Annual rains fall	32 to 38 inches ( Rainy Season June - Sep)
Temperature	April-May 39 degrees C (Max) Dec - Jan 12 Degrees C (Min)

On the western Side Mountains of Saiyhadri a river called Shalmala originated in Dharwad but she flows underground. Western part of Dharwad is called Malenadu full of forestry of red soil. Eastern part of Dharwad is called BelawalNadu Flat land of black soil. Central Part of Dharwad is Gadinadu -Mixture of both.
Weather throughout out the year is  pleasant. Especially summer evenings are  cool. Geologically Major part of the city has schist layers
The town is spread between  seven hills -namely

	Ettina gudda
	Malamaddi or Ulavibasaveshwer hill
	Mailaralinga hill
	Rajatgiri hill
	Madarmaddi hill
	Tejaswinagar hill
	Saraswatpur hill

There were nine lakes , but only two exist today namely

	Kelgeri
	Sadankeri