Belagavi is a district in the state of
Karnataka,
India. The city of
Belagavi is the district headquarters in
North Karnataka. According to the 2011 Census of India, it has a population of 4,778,439 of which 24.03% live in urban areas, making it the second most populous district in Karnataka (out of
30), after
Bangalore. The district has an area of 13,415 square kilometers, and is bounded on the west and north by
Maharashtra state, on the northeast by
Bijapur District, on the east by
Bagalkote District, on the southeast by
Gadaga District, on the south by
Dharawad District and
Uttara Kannada districts, and on the southwest by the state of
Goa.