Davanagere – A major district in Central Karnataka, Davangere is popular for textile industry. Davangere Cotton Mills is a very popular name. Now this town is growing rapidly. The first name of Davanagere was “Devanagari” which gradually became Davanagere. Davanagere is a major trading venue in Central Karnataka where cotton, maize, chickpea, sunflower, corn, rice and other major commercial crops can be bought from other districts of Karnataka.
Davanagere is the “Heart of Karnataka”. Davanagere is surrounded from Chitradurga, Bellary, Shimoga, Chikmagalur and Haveri districts. Davanagere is at the centre of Karnataka, 14°28′ N latitude, 75°59′ longitude and 602.5 metres (1,977 ft) above sea level. Davanagere District receives average annual rainfall of 644 mm (25.4 in). Davanagere lies in the semi Malnad region. The southern and western parts of the district are irrigated by the waters of the Bhadra reservoir. It has the Asia’s 2nd largest irrigation tank called Sulekere (Shanthi Sagara) which is a major water source for farmers in the district. Butter Dosa is very tasty and unique in Davanagere.
Davanagere district carved out of the erstwhile three districts namely Chitradurga, Shimoga and Bellary derives its name from DEVANAGARI. Davanagere is one of 31 districts of Karnataka state. With creation of the new district on 15th August 1997 with Davanagere as its headquarters the district was given the name of the headquarters town called Davanagere.