Honnavar

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{{About|Honnavar town in Karnataka state, India|its Taluk|Honnavar Taluk}}
[[File:Fortaleza Onor.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Image of the Portuguese fort .]]
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}


{{Infobox settlement
| name = Honnavar
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = File:Railway2.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = A railway bridge near the town
| nickname =
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| pushpin_map = India Karnataka#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| coordinates = {{coord|14.28|N|74.4439|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kanara|Canara]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Uttara Kannada]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Taluks of Karnataka|Taluk]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Honnavar Taluk|Honnavar]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1890<ref>{{cite web|title=Basic City Statistics |url=http://www.honnavaratown.gov.in/sites/honnavaratown.gov.in/files/Citystatistics%20.pdf |publisher=honnavaratown.gov.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812184713/http://www.honnavaratown.gov.in/sites/honnavaratown.gov.in/files/Citystatistics%20.pdf |archive-date=2013-08-12 }}</ref>
| founder =
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| government_type = [[Municipality]]
| governing_body = Honnavar Town Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 2
| population_total = 19,109<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.honnavaratown.gov.in |title=Honnavar Town Panchayath |work=Government of Karnataka |access-date=26 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026103709/http://www.honnavaratown.gov.in/ |archive-date=26 October 2014 }}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]]

| timezone1 = [[India Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate =KA 47
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20141026103709/http://www.honnavaratown.gov.in/ www.honnavaratown.gov.in]
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KA]]
| footnotes =

}}

'''Honavar''' (also '''Honnavar''') is a [[port]] [[town]] in [[Uttara Kannada]] district of [[Karnataka]], [[India]].

==History==
Honnavar <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.krazybutterfly.com/paduvari-honavar-gokarna-karwar/#Honnavar_-_The_Unblemished_Blue_Flag_Beach|title=Blue Flag Beach|date=10 March 2021|location=Karnataka}}</ref> is a port town in Coastal Karnataka known for its beautiful landscapes and rich 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.<ref name="DunnDunn2005">{{cite book|author1=Ross E. Dunn|author2=University Ross E Dunn|title=The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h7IwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA241|year=2005|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-24385-9|page=221}}</ref>

== Portuguese Rule ==
During the Portuguese domination a Fortress was built in the 16th century to protect trade in the Indian Ocean. Later in the 18th the English built warehouses at the port.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Naik|first1=B. Shreedhara|title=European Trade and Politics in Medieval South Canara|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|date=2008|volume=69|pages=361–372|jstor=44147201}}</ref>

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Honnavar (1981–2010, extremes 1939–2012)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| width = auto
| Jan record high C = 37.7
| Feb record high C = 38.6
| Mar record high C = 38.3
| Apr record high C = 37.5
| May record high C = 38.5
| Jun record high C = 35.4
| Jul record high C = 33.7
| Aug record high C = 32.1
| Sep record high C = 33.2
| Oct record high C = 37.1
| Nov record high C = 37.0
| Dec record high C = 37.2
| year record high C = 38.5
| Jan high C = 32.8
| Feb high C = 32.2
| Mar high C = 32.5
| Apr high C = 33.1
| May high C = 33.0
| Jun high C = 30.0
| Jul high C = 28.7
| Aug high C = 28.6
| Sep high C = 29.8
| Oct high C = 31.5
| Nov high C = 33.4
| Dec high C = 33.4
| year high C = 31.6
| Jan low C = 20.3
| Feb low C = 20.2
| Mar low C = 22.8
| Apr low C = 24.9
| May low C = 25.9
| Jun low C = 24.3
| Jul low C = 23.8
| Aug low C = 23.6
| Sep low C = 23.6
| Oct low C = 23.5
| Nov low C = 22.8
| Dec low C = 21.7
| year low C = 23.1
| Jan record low C = 13.5
| Feb record low C = 14.2
| Mar record low C = 17.4
| Apr record low C = 20.4
| May record low C = 20.5
| Jun record low C = 20.3
| Jul record low C = 19.6
| Aug record low C = 19.4
| Sep record low C = 18.2
| Oct record low C = 18.3
| Nov record low C = 15.6
| Dec record low C = 14.9
| year record low C = 13.5
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 0.4
| Feb rain mm = 0.0
| Mar rain mm = 0.9
| Apr rain mm = 9.5
| May rain mm = 126.9
| Jun rain mm = 1009.3
| Jul rain mm = 1115.6
| Aug rain mm = 842.7
| Sep rain mm = 344.7
| Oct rain mm = 204.4
| Nov rain mm = 48.5
| Dec rain mm = 9.4
| year rain mm = 3712.4
| Jan rain days = 0.1
| Feb rain days = 0.0
| Mar rain days = 0.1
| Apr rain days = 1.0
| May rain days = 5.3
| Jun rain days = 23.0
| Jul rain days = 27.8
| Aug rain days = 26.3
| Sep rain days = 15.1
| Oct rain days = 8.5
| Nov rain days = 2.2
| Dec rain days = 0.7
| year rain days = 110.0
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 57
| Feb humidity = 60
| Mar humidity = 66
| Apr humidity = 67
| May humidity = 70
| Jun humidity = 84
| Jul humidity = 88
| Aug humidity = 88
| Sep humidity = 82
| Oct humidity = 76
| Nov humidity = 62
| Dec humidity = 55
|year humidity = 72
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Honavar Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 325–326
| access-date = 19 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M97
| access-date = 19 April 2020}}</ref>
}}

== 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]].<ref>http://www.konkanrailway.com/node/120 {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

;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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/karnataka-plans-new-port-at-honnavar-for-rs-600-crore-113100901155_1.html|title=Karnataka plans new port at Honnavar for Rs 600 crore|date=10 October 2013|newspaper=Business Standard|access-date=23 November 2013|location=Bangalore}}</ref>

;Inland Water
There are proposals for improvements to the Inland Water Transportation system between Honnavar and [[Gerusoppa]] along the Sharavati river coast.<ref>http://www.karnatakaports.in/ongoing_projects.htm {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921042104/http://www.karnatakaports.in/ongoing_projects.htm |date=21 September 2013 }}</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.karnatakaports.in/organization.htm {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055227/http://www.karnatakaports.in/organization.htm |date=21 September 2013 }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://honavar.in Honavar Foundation]

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