Bāgalkot district (;
Kannada: ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ) is an administrative
district in the
Indian state of
Karnataka. The district headquarters is located in the town of
Bagalkote. The district is located in northern Karnataka and borders
Belgaum,
Gadag,
Koppal,
Raichur and
Bijapur. The new Bagalkote district was carved out of Bijapur in 1997 via
Government of Karnataka directive
Notification RD 42 LRD 87 Part III. The bifurcated
Bagalkote district consists of nine
taluks — Badami, Bagalkote, Bilagi, Hunagund, Jamakhandi, Mudhol, Ilkal, Guledgudda and Rabkavi-Banahatti.