Honnavar
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| Honnavar ಹೊನ್ನಾವರ |
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 Honnavar
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| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Canara |
| District | Uttara Kannada |
| Taluk | Honnavar |
| Established | 1890[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Honnavar Town Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 19,109[2] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 581334, 581395, 581342 |
| Telephone code | +91-8387 |
| Vehicle registration | KA 47 |
| Website | www.honnavaratown.gov.in |
Honavar or Honnavar is a port town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India. The town is the headquarters of Honnavar Taluk.
Transportation
Rail
Konkan Railway line passes through Honnavar and has a station at Karki, which is about 5 km from the centre of the town. Konkan Railway's longest bridge is 2.065 km in length and is in Honnavar over Sharavati River.[3]
Sea
In October 2013 the Karnataka government announced plans to develop a new port at Honnavar, to be funded by a public–private partnership (PPP) model.[4]
Inland Water
The Government of Karnataka has been working on improving the Inland Water Transportation system between Honnavar and Gerusoppa along Sharavati river coast.[5] Also, the Office of Ferries Inspector (Mangalore Circle) that oversees Inland Water Transportation System of the entire coastal belt of Karnataka State is headquartered at Honnavar.[6]
References
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External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Honavar#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Honavar]]. |
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- ↑ http://www.konkanrailway.com/node/120 Archived August 21, 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ http://www.karnatakaports.in/ongoing_projects.htm Archived September 21, 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ http://www.karnatakaports.in/organization.htm[dead link]
