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native_name = होनाभार | 
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latd = 14.28 | longd = 74.45|
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district = उत्तर कन्नड |
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'''होनाभार''' (अंग्रेजी:Honavar),  भारतयागु उत्तर कन्नड जिल्लायागु छगु पञ्चायत-शासित सहर खः।

==भूगोल==
थ्व शहरयागु अक्षांश व देशान्तर खः  ।<ref name="geoloc"></ref>समुद्र सतह स्वया थ्व थाय ३&nbsp;मिटर (९&nbsp;फुट) च्वे ला। 

==जनसंख्या==
भारतयागु दं २००१ यागु जनगणना कथं होनाभार शहरयागु जनसंख्या १७,८३३ खः।<ref name="census"></ref> थुकिली मिजंत ५१%, व मिसात  ४९% दु।

थनयागु साक्षरता प्रतिशत ७८% दु, । मिजंतेगु साक्षरता ८३% दु,  व मिसातेगु साक्षरता ७४% दु। सकल भारतयागु साक्षरता प्रतिशत ५९.५%, स्वया होनाभार यागु साक्षरता  अप्व दु।

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|native_name=Honavar
|skyline = Murdeshwar_Statue.jpg
|skyline_caption = Lord Shiva's statue in Murudeshwara, a town near Honavar
|locator_position=right
|state_name=Karnataka
|district=Uttara Kannada
|latd = 14.28
|longd= 74.4439
|leader_title=Mayor |
|altitude=2
|population_as_of = 2001 
|population_total = 17,833
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|area_telephone = 91(08387)
|postal_code = 581334
|vehicle_code_range = KA 47
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'''Honavar''' mostly spelt as '''''Honnavar'''''( Honnavara in Kannada ) is a coastal town in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India.

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==History==
The first ever historical reference about the Honavar town appears in the works of the Greek author Periplus (AD 247) and it was called '''Naour'''. It was mentioned as the first port of Limurike in Tamil country.

In the 10th century text ''Jain Ramayana'', the town is mentioned as '''Hanuruha Island'''. References about the town are also available in the works of Abu al-Fida (A.D.1273-1331), an Arab Geographer as well as that of Ibn Batuta who described it as the city of Hinaur.

Honavar or Onore, was a notable seaport of British India, in the Tippoo Sultan.

==Geography==
It lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea and on the banks of the river Sharavathi, forming an estuary. It lies midway between Goa and Mangalore. Some of the important places around Honnavar include the towns of Murudeshwara and Idagunji, both places of religious importance and Karikanamma, a scenic mountain that has the breathtaking view of the Arabian sea. 

Honavar also has a port that was one of the most important ones on the west coast of India during the time of Marco Polo.

==Demographics==
As of 2001 India census<ref></ref>, Honavar had a population of 17,833. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Honavar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 74%. In Honavar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.