Belgaum
Belgaum
Bēḷagāma (Kannada) Belgaon | |
|---|---|
| Belagavi | |
Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belgaum | |
Interactive map of Belgaum | |
| Coordinates: 15°51′N 74°30′E / 15.850°N 74.500°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Belagavi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Belagavi Mahanagara Palike |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mohammad Roshan, IAS |
| • Lok Sabha MP | Jagadish Shettar, BJP |
| • Mayor | Savita Kamble, BJP |
| • Deputy Mayor | Anand Chavan, BJP |
| Area | |
• City | 94 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 930 km2 (360 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4 (Karnataka) |
| Elevation | 784 m (2,572 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 490,045 |
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 449,805 |
| Demonym(s) | Belgaumite, Belagavian, Belgoankar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (ST) |
| PIN | 590001 to 590020 |
| Telephone code | (+91) 831 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-22 |
| Website | belagavi |
Belgaum (Kannada ISO: Beḷagāvi, IPA: [beɭɐɡaːʋi]; Marathi ISO: Bēḻagāṃva, IPA: [beɭɡaːũ]), officially known as Belagavi (also Belgaon), is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located near its northern western border in the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belagavi division and Belagavi district. The Government of Karnataka has proposed making Belgaum the second capital of Karnataka alongside Bangalore, hence a second state administrative building Suvarna Vidhana Soudha was inaugurated on 11 October 2012.
Belgaum has been selected in first phase out of 20 cities, as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under India's flagship Smart Cities Mission.