Hubli-Dharwad

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Hubli-Dharwad are twin cities in Indian state of Karnataka. Hubli-Dharwad is the second-largest conurbation in Karnataka after Bengaluru. While Dharwad is the administrative headquarters, the city of Hubli, situated about 20 km south-east of Dharwad, is the commercial centre and business hub of North Karnataka.

The cities have a single municipal corporation called Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC). [1]

Hubli - Dharwad Municipal Corporation [edit]

Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation is municipal corporation for twin cities of Hubli and Dharwad in Karnataka state in India. It was constituted in 1962 by combining two cities separated by a distance of 20 kilometers. The area covered by the corporation is 181.66 km². spread over 45 revenue villages. The population of the city as per the 1991 census was 7 lakhs (700,000).[2]

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.hdmc.gov.in/
  2. ^ http://www.hdmc.gov.in/

Coordinates: 15°27′N 75°00′E / 15.45°N 75.0°E / 15.45; 75.0