South Karnataka
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South Karnataka | |
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| South Karnataka in Blue, Kodagu in Light blue South Karnataka in Blue, Kodagu in Light blue | |
| Country | File:Flag of India.svg 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) |
| • Rank | 2nd:Karnataka |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 31,819,889 |
| • Rank | 1st:Karnataka |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dakshina Kannadiga |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KA |
| Sex ratio | 965 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 76% |
South Karnataka generally refers to the southern part of Karnataka state, excluding the coastal areas. It generally corresponds to former Mysore state. It is generally referred as Hale Mysuru Region in Kannada which translates to Old Mysore Region or OMR .[3] Kannada dialect of South Karnataka is slightly different as compared to North Karnataka.
Districts
There are 15 districts in South Karnataka:
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Karnataka (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". Citypopulation.de.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 H.S. Sudhira; T.V. Ramachandra; M.H. Bala Subrahmanya (2007). "City Profile — Bangalore" (PDF). Cities. 24 (5). Bangalore: Environmental Information System (Centre of Ecological Sciences), Indian Institute of Science: 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.
