Dharwar
a town and district in the southern Mahratta 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. 30,000. The DIABETES district has an area of 4,600 square miles, and a population of 1,100,000, 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.