Honnavar

Honnavar
Town
A railway bridge near the town
Honnavar
Honnavar
Coordinates: 14°16′48″N 74°26′38″E / 14.28°N 74.4439°E / 14.28; 74.4439Coordinates: 14°16′48″N 74°26′38″E / 14.28°N 74.4439°E / 14.28; 74.4439
Country  India
State  Karnataka
Region Canara
District Uttara Kannada
Taluk Honnavar
Established 1890[1]
Government
 • Type Municipality
 • Body Honnavar Town Panchayat
Elevation 2 m (7 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 19,109[2]
Languages
 • Official Kannada
 • Other Konkani
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-KA
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.

History

Honnavar along with other port cities of Karnataka such as Bhatkal, and Mangalore has a very long history.The port hosted foreign traders from the Arab world,as well as later from European countries such as Portugal,England and the Netherlands.The 14th century Moroccan traveler Ibn Batutta stopped in the port during his voyage.[3] The principal export from Honnavar was black pepper.The early traders in the town were of mixed arab and Indian descent.During the European domination of the Indian Ocean trade the Portuguese and the English built warehouses at the port.[4]

Transportation

Rail

The Konkan Railway line passes through Honnavar, and its longest bridge is 2.065 km in length and is in Honnavar, over the Sharavati River.[5]

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.[6]

Inland Water

There are proposals for improvements to the Inland Water Transportation system between Honnavar and Gerusoppa along the Sharavati river coast.[7] 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.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Basic City Statistics" (PDF). honnavaratown.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Honnavar Town Panchayath". Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Ross E. Dunn; University Ross E Dunn (2005). The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century. University of California Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-520-24385-9.
  4. ↑ Naik, B. Shreedhara (2008). "EUROPEAN TRADE AND POLITICS IN MEDIEVAL SOUTH CANARA". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol. 69 (2008), pp. 361-372 Published by:. 69: 361–372. JSTOR 44147201.
  5. ↑ http://www.konkanrailway.com/node/120
  6. ↑ "Karnataka plans new port at Honnavar for Rs 600 crore". Business Standard. Bangalore. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  7. ↑ http://www.karnatakaports.in/ongoing_projects.htm Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ http://www.karnatakaports.in/organization.htm Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.

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