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History of Dharwad city
The word "Dharwad" means a place of rest in a long travel or a small habitation. For centuries, Dharwad acted as a gateway between the Malenaadu (western mountains) and the Bayalu seeme (plains) and it became a resting place for travellers. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word "dwarawata", "dwara" meaning "door" and "wata" or "wada" meaning "town". Another theory is that during the Vijayanagara rule of Dharwad there was a ruler by name "of Dharav" (1403), and Dharwad got its name from him. There are some inscriptions that refer to Dharwad as Kampana Sthana.Inscriptions found near Durga Devi temple, in Narendra (a nearby village) and the local RLS high school date back to the 12th century and have references to Dharwad. This makes Dharwad at least 900 years old.Dharwad was the home to the famous freedom fighter and the "Karnataka Kulapurohit", Sri Alur Venkatrao. It was Sri Alur Venkatrao"s work, Karnataka Gatha Vaibhava, that mooted the idea of unification of Kannada-speaking areas.
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Geography and Climate of Dharwad city
The state enjoys three main types of climates. For meteorological purposes, the state has been divided into three sub-divisions namely Coastal Karnataka,North Interior Karnataka,South Interior Karnataka.The Tropical Monsoon climate covers the entire coastal belt and adjoining areas. The climate in this region is hot with excessive rainfall during the monsoon season i.e., June to September.The winter season from January to February is followed by summer season from March to May. The period from October to December forms the post-monsoon season.The months April and May are hot, very dry and generally uncomfortable. Weather tends to be oppressive during June due to high humidity and temperature. The next three months (July, August and September) are somewhat comfortable due to reduced day temperature although the humidities continue to be very high.
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Economy of Dharwad city
In 1961 the town merged with the adjacent town of Hubli to become a single municipality, Hubli-Dharwad. The population of the twin cities is 516,000, and is the second-largest conurbation in Karnataka, after Bangalore. Hubli-Dharwad"s population increased 22.99% between 1981 and 1991, from 527,108 to 648,298, and by 21.2% between 1991 and 2001.
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Flora and Fauna of Dharwad city
Trees and plants that can be found here include Bamboo, Bauhinia, Eucalyptus, Lantana, Silver Oak, Teak and Xylia xylocarpa.A variety of Bonnet Macaque, deer (barking, mouse and spotted), Indian bison, Malabar Civet, Malabar giant squirrel, pangolin and sloth bear make their home in the forests of the park.Reptiles spotted in the park include the King Cobra, Krait, Python, Rat snake and Viper.
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