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Karwar
Kādwād Carwar | |
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Municipality /Taluk | |
Clockwise from the Top: Tagore Beach, Arabian Sea from Sadashivgad fort, Majali Beach, Bridge over Kali River | |
Coordinates: 14°48′N 74°08′E / 14.80°N 74.13°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Karnataka |
Region | Karavali |
District | Uttara Kannada |
Government | |
• Type | City Municipal Council |
Area | |
• Urban | 36.95 km2 (14.27 sq mi) |
• Taluk | 743.4 km2 (287.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• CMC+Outgrowth | 77,139 |
• Taluk | 155,213 |
Demonym | Karwarkar |
Language | |
• Official | Kannada |
• Local | Konkani, Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 581301 |
Telephone code | 91-8382 |
Vehicle registration | KA 30 |
HDI (2014) | ![]() |
Literacy (2014) | 89.91[3] |
Sex ratio (2014) | 989 ♀/1000 ♂[3] |
Website | karwarcity |
Karwar is a seaside city, taluka, and administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district lying at the mouth of the Kali river on the Kanara coast of Karnataka state, India.
Karwar is a popular place known for the Naval Base Karwar.