Honnavar

Honnavar ಹೊನ್ನಾವರ
Town
Honnavar
Coordinates: 14°16′48″N 74°26′38″E / 14.28°N 74.4439°ECoordinates: 14°16′48″N 74°26′38″E / 14.28°N 74.4439°E
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
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
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.

Transportation

Rail

The Konkan Railway line passes through Honnavar, and it's longest bridge is 2.065 km in length and is in Honnavar, over the Sharavati River.^[3]

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.^[4]

Inland Water

There are proposals for improvements to the Inland Water Transportation system between Honnavar and Gerusoppa along the Sharavati river coast.^[5] 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.^[6]

References

1. "Basic City Statistics" (PDF). honnavaratown.gov.in.
2. "Honnavar Town Panchayath". Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
3. http://www.konkanrailway.com/node/120 Archived August 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
4. "Karnataka plans new port at Honnavar for Rs 600 crore". Bangalore: Business Standard. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
5. http://www.karnatakaports.in/ongoing_projects.htm Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
6. http://www.karnatakaports.in/organization.htm Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.

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