Harugeri
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Harugeri | |
|---|---|
Town Municipal Council | |
| Nickname: Educational capital of BELGAUM | |
  Harugeri Location in Karnataka, India  Harugeri Harugeri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16°31′01″N 74°56′59″E / 16.51694°N 74.94972°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | BELGAUM |
| Talukas | Raybag |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| • Rank | 1 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Climate | Humid and summer (Köppen) |
Harugeri (ಹಾರುಗೇರಿ) is a town (ಪಟ್ಟಣ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್) in Raybag tehsilin Belguam District of the Indian state of Karnataka.[1]
The Raja Lakhamagouda dam (Hidaka Dam) project supports this town with irrigation.
Geography
Harugeri belongs to the Belguam division, and is located 113 km north from Belgaum, 21 km from Raybag and 567 km from state capital Bangaluru, and about 14 kilometers from the flowing Krishna River.
In 2015, Harugeri was recategorized from a village to a municipal town as a result of the 2011 census. It is the biggest Gram Panchayati in Karnataka and 2nd in the country (70+ members). Harugeri has a population of 28,755 inhabitants, including 5,567 families and 14,681 male & 14,073 female inhabitants. Kannada is the local language there.
