Dharwar

Dharwar, a town and district in the southern Mahrattra country, in Bombay Presidency, separated by the river Tungabhadra from Madras. The town has no manufactures of importance, but a good deal of trade. Pop. 32,841.—The district has an area of 4600 sq. m., and a pop. of 1,051,314, mostly Hindus. The most interesting feature of the country is its suitableness for the growth of American cotton, which now occupies a third of the total acreage devoted to cotton. Cotton and silk cloth are manufactured in the district. The prevalent language is Canarese.