South Karnataka
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South Karnataka | |
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Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
Region | Old Mysore Region |
Largest city | Bengaluru[1][2] |
Headquarter | Bengaluru[1][2] |
Area | |
• Total | 84,969 km2 (32,807 sq mi) |
Area rank | 2nd:Karnataka |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 31,819,889 |
• Rank | 1st:Karnataka |
• Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Dakshina Kannadiga |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
• Regional | Urdu, Tulu, Konkani, Are Bhashe, Kodava |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | KA |
Sex ratio | 965 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 76% |
South Karnataka (officially known as Kannada Nadu) generally refers to the southern part of Karnataka state, excluding the coastal areas. It generally corresponds to former Mysore state.[3] Kannada dialect of South Karnataka is slightly different as compared to North Karnataka.
Districts[]
There are 15 districts in South Karnataka:
- Bengaluru Urban
- Bengaluru Rural
- Chikkaballapur
- Kolar
- Mysuru
- Mandya
- Kodagu
- Hassan
- Chikmagalur
- Shivamogga
- Tumakuru
- Chitradurga
- Davanagere
- Chamarajanagar
- Ramanagara
See also[]
- Bangalore Division
- Bayalu Seeme
- North Karnataka
- Coastal Karnataka
References[]
- ^ a b "Karnataka (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". Citypopulation.de.
- ^ a b H.S. Sudhira; T.V. Ramachandra; M.H. Bala Subrahmanya (2007). "City Profile — Bangalore" (PDF). Cities. Bangalore: Environmental Information System (Centre of Ecological Sciences), Indian Institute of Science. 24 (5): 382. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2007.04.003.
- ^ Pattanashetti, Girish (16 July 2010). "The saga of the unification movement". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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