Hassan

History

Hassan dates from beginnings of the Hoysala Empire in the 11th century. Hoysala Empire ruled this city for a long time and their influence can be seen in the art and inscriptions on the different monuments such as in Halebidu, Belur and Shravanabelagola.

Geography

The city is situated above sea level. The urban population in 2011 was 133,436. The city has some of the degraded forest ranges, and mountain ranges in the central and western portions such as Gende-katte deer forest, Seege gudda and mallappana betta. The Gorur dam is located near the city which was constructed across the Hemavati River in 1979. Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperature above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60 mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. According to the Köppen Climate Classification, Hassan has a tropical savanna climate (Aw). In 2022, Hassan taluk received an annual rainfall (1 Jan – 31 Dec) of .

Most-observed species

• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  164
• White-throated Kingfisher

  Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  155
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  151
• Red-whiskered Bulbul

  Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  146
• Brahminy Kite

  Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  142
• Indian Pond-Heron

  Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
  139
• Spotted Dove

  Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
  135
• Large-billed Crow

  Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
  128