Koppal
| Koppal Kannada ಕೊಪ್ಪಳ |
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| State : | Karnataka | ||
| District : | Koppal | ||
| Sub-district : | Koppal | ||
| Location : | 15 ° 21 ' N , 76 ° 9' E | ||
| Height : | 536 m | ||
| Area : | 10.7 km² | ||
| Residents : | 70,698 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 6607 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Koppal or Koppala ( Kannada ಕೊಪ್ಪಳ ) is a city with about 80,000 inhabitants in the Indian state of Karnataka . It is the administrative seat of the Koppal district .
Location and climate
Koppal is located on the Dekkan Plateau in the northern center of Karnataka on the banks of the Hirehalla , a tributary of the Tungabhadra , at an altitude of around 540 m . The nearest major cities are Hubli-Dharwad or Gadag-Betageri ; Bangalore is around 370 km (driving distance) to the southeast. The climate is subtropical and warm; Rain (approx. 640 mm / year) almost only falls in the summer monsoon months .
population
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 44,602 | 56,160 | 70,698 |
Just under 65% of the city's residents are Hindus and around 32.5% are Muslims ; the rest is made up of Jains , Christians , Sikhs and Buddhists . The male and female proportions of the population are roughly the same. Approx. 20% of the population are illiterate . Most of the residents speak Kannada as their first language, but Hindi and English are also spoken.
economy
Koppal is the mercantile, handicraft and administrative center of a region that is highly agricultural. Since the city has a train station, smaller industrial companies have also settled here.
history
Two Ashoka edicts from the 3rd century BC were placed on the fortress mountain . Found. Later the place was in the hands of the Shatavahanas , then the Chalukya and Hoysala dynasties and the Vijayanagar empires. When the fortress was originally built is unknown, but in 1786 it fell to Tipu Sultan of Mysore , who had it expanded with the help of French engineers. In the Third Mysore War , Fort Koppal was conquered in 1790 after a six-month siege by the troops of the British and Nizam of Hyderabad, who was allied with the British . As a result of the war, Koppal came to Hyderabad, which was a nominally independent princely state under British rule during the British colonial era . One year after Indian independence, Hyderabad was annexed by India in 1948. Through the States Reorganization Act in 1956 Koppal came to the state of Mysore created after the language borders of the Kannada (renamed Karnataka in 1973 ). Koppal has been the district capital since 1998.
Attractions
- Koppal has no old temples etc .; The most important sights near the city are the fortress mountain and the two Ashoka edicts.
- Surroundings
- Koppal is a good starting point for visiting the prehistoric site of Hire Benakal or various medieval Hindu temples (e.g. Itagi and Kuknur ). The former capital of the Vijayanagar Empire, Hampi , is only approx. 50 km away.
