Gadag

Gadag

1. City municipal council in India: 


Gadag-Betageri is a city municipal council in Gadag district in the state of Karnataka, India. 

It is the administrative headquarters of Gadag District. 

The original city of Gadag and its sister city Betageri (or Betgeri) have a combined city administration.

The municipality of Gadag-Betageri has a population of 172,813 and an area of 54.0956 km2

The temples of Veera Narayana and Trikuteshwara are places of religious and historic importance.

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2. District in India 

Gadag is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. 

It was formed in 1997, when it was split from Dharwad district. 

As of 2011, it had a population of 1064570.

Gadag district borders Bagalkot district on the north, Koppal district on the east, Vijayanagara district on the southeast, Haveri district on the southwest, Dharwad district on the west and Belgaum District on the northwest.

It is famous for the many monuments (primarily Jain and Hindu temples) from the Western Chalukya Empire. 

It has seven talukas: Gadag, Gajendragad, Ron, Shirhatti, Nargund, Lakshmeshwar and Mundargi.

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