Location :  Central Karnataka                       Area in Sq.Kms : 10,852
Percent of State's Area : 5.66                       Population in 1991 : 2,180,443
Rank :11                                                      Numder of Taluks : 9
Number of Grama Panchayats : 280             Number of Taluk and Urban
Distance From Bangalore : 202Kms             Agglomerations : 10

Important jatra :

Place	Month	Deity/Saint	No of days	Approximate attendence
Nayakanahatti	March	Guru Thippe Rudra Swamy	15	45,000
Davangere	March(once in 3 years)	Durgamma or Duggamma	1	80,000
Elebethur	January(once in 3 years)	Marikamba	1	80,000

Chitradurga, the famous hill fort town is the district headquarters, on the Pune - Bangalore road. It had a feudatory dynasty of Vijayanagara call (Nayakas known for their heroic expoits. They built this hill fort with seven rounds of ramp, pictursque sight. In the hill fort there are temples of the Sampige Siddheswara, Hidimbeshw cave shrine), Ekanathamma, Phalguneshwara, Gopalkrishna, etc., cllllidst thick rocky surroun Those who know the heroic history of Chitradurga rulers will go into raptures while seeir magnificent bastions doors and ramparts of this vast hill-fort. The galimantapa opposite Hidimheshwara is a unique tall stone structure. Near Rangayyana Bagilu is the Archaeoli Museum. In the town are temples of Chennakeshava. Venkataramana, Anjaneya etc., an Murugharajendra Brihanmatha is a venerable centre of the Veerashaiva sect.