Davanagere district
Davanagere district is an administrative district of Karnataka state in India. It is the centre of Karnataka. The city of Davanagere is the district headquarters. It had a population of 1,643,494 of which % was urban as of 2011. This district was separated from Chitradurga district in 1997 by then Chief minister of Karnataka J. H. Patel including Chennagiri and Honali Taluks Shimoga district.