Gadag, a unique district located in the western part of northern Karnataka, lies between 14.52 North latitudinal parallels and 75.17 and 76.02 East longitudinal parallels. The district is bounded by six districts namely Dharwad on West, Belgaum on the NorthWest, Bagalkot on the North,Koppal on the East, Bellary on the South East and Haveri on the SouthWest.  MalaPrabha River in the North and Tungabhadra in the South form the natural boundaries.

Kanaginahal village which is in Gadag District  is the birth place of first Cooperative movement in Asia .

Gadag District is also known for Wind Power Generation. Many big companies have started generating power using the Wind Power in various places of Gadag.

A famous centre of Kalyani – Chalukya  art. Veera Narayana Temple and Someshwara Temple .The large Trikuteshwara temple has a principal shrine that consists of three lingas mounted on the same stone. Inside the temple one can see beautiful stone screens and little fiburea carved exquisitely. The famous Sarswati shrine lies within the complex of the Trikuteshwara temple. It contains marvellous columns and an extremely beautiful  idol of the goddess Saraswati.Someshwara is another notable Chalukyan temple.There is also a mosque of  Mughal times in the town.