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The [[States and territories of India|Indian State]] of [[Karnataka]] consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions. The state geographically has 3 principal regions: the coastal region of [[Kanara|Karavali]], the hilly [[Malenadu]] region comprising the [[Western Ghats]], and the [[Bayaluseeme]] region, comprising the plains of the [[Deccan plateau]].
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[[File:Karnataka-districts-numbered with legend.png|thumb|Map showing the 4 divisions and 31 districts (as of 2021) of Karnataka]]
 
==History==
[[File:Karnataka 1956 Reorg.svg|thumb|[[Mysore State]] that was created during States Reorganisation of 1956.]]
{{main|History of Karnataka|Unification of Karnataka}}
It took its present shape in 1956, when the former states of [[Mysore State|Mysore]] and [[Coorg State|Coorg]] were merged with the Kannada-speaking districts of the former states of [[Bombay State|Bombay]], [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]], and [[Madras State|Madras]]. Unified Mysore state was made up of ten districts, [[Bangalore district|Bangalore]], [[Kolar district|Kolar]], [[Tumkur district|Tumkur]], [[Mandya district|Mandya]], [[Mysore district|Mysore]], [[Hassan district|Hassan]], [[Chikmagalur district|Chikmagalur]] , [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]], [[Chitradurga]], and [[Bellary]] which had been transferred from Madras state to Mysore in 1953, when the new state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] was created out of Madras' northern districts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Petition against transfer of Bellary dismissed|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TgJFAAAAIBAJ&dq=bellary%20district%20madras&pg=6922%2C6087026|access-date=17 December 2010|newspaper=Indian Express|date=30 September 1953}}</ref> [[Coorg State]] became a district known as [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Chinnappa|first=Jeevan |title=Did reorganisation panel ignore Kodava leaders' plea?|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/15/stories/2005111510700300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212010817/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/15/stories/2005111510700300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2006|access-date=17 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 November 2005}}</ref> [[Dakshina Kannada]] was transferred from Madras State, [[Uttara Kannada]], [[Dharwad District|Dharwad]], [[Belgaum District|Belgaum]], and [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur]] from Bombay State. [[Bidar district|Bidar]], [[Gulbarga District|Gulbarga]], and [[Raichur district|Raichuru]] from Hyderabad State. It received its new name of [[Karnataka]] in the year 1973.
 
In 1986, the [[Bangalore Rural district|Bangalore Rural]] and the [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]] districts were formed by splitting the [[Bangalore district]].
 
''Notification RD 42 LRD 87 Part III'' was part of a notification issued by the Government of Karnataka on 2 August 1997 in [[Bangalore]] that resulted in the creation of seven new [[Districts of Karnataka|districts]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]]. The new districts created were
*[[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagara]] from [[Mysore district|Mysore]]
*[[Davanagere district|Davanagere]] from [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]], [[Bellary district|Bellary]] and [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]
*[[Bagalkot district|Bagalkot]] from [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur]]
*[[Gadag district|Gadag]] from [[Dharwad district|Dharwad]]
*[[Haveri district|Haveri]] from [[Dharwad district|Dharwad]]
*[[Udupi district|Udupi]] from [[Dakshina Kannada]]
*[[Koppal district|Koppala]] from [[Raichur district|Raichuru]]
 
The notification resulted in Karnataka being politically subdivided into 27 official districts with various [[taluk]]s existing within each district.
 
On 21 June 2007, the [[Government of Karnataka|Government]] announced the cabinet approval for the creation of two more districts, [[Ramanagara District|Ramanagara]] and [[Chikballapur district|Chikballapur]] were formed from the bifurcation of [[Bangalore Rural District|Bangalore Rural]] and [[Kolar District|Kolar]] respectively.<ref name="newdis">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-06/bangalore/27961491_1_new-districts-ramanagaram-taluks|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811134957/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-06/bangalore/27961491_1_new-districts-ramanagaram-taluks|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=2 new districts notified in Bangalore|access-date=2007-08-09|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 August 2007}}</ref>
 
On 30 December 2009, [[Yadgir district|Yadagiri]] was carved out of [[Gulbarga district|Gulbarga]] and officially declared the 30th district of Karnataka.<ref name="newdistrict">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/30/stories/2009123051050300.htm|title=Creation of Yadgir district|work=Online Edition of The Hindu, dated 2009-12-30 | location=Chennai, India|date=30 December 2009}}</ref>
 
On 18 November 2020, the cabinet approved the separation of Vijayanagara district from Bellari.<ref name="newdistric">{{cite news |title=Vijayanagar to be Karnataka's 31st district, BSY Cabinet gives in-principle nod |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/nov/19/vijayanagar-to-be-karnatakas-31st-district-bsy-cabinet-gives-in-principle-nod-2225175.html |access-date=23 November 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=19 November 2020}}</ref>
 
Currently there is a proposal to carve [[Chikodi]] out of [[Belagavi District|Belgaum district]], [[Sagara, Shimoga District|Sagara]] out of [[Shivamogga District]], [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]] out of [[Uttara Kannada District]] , [[madhugiri]] out of [[tumakuru district]] currently the largest district in the state.
 
==Administrative structure==
[[File:Karnataka divisions.svg|thumb|Administrative divisions of Karnataka]]
[[File:Taluks of Karnataka - 2011 Census.pdf|thumb|]]
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a District Commissioner, an officer belonging to the [[Indian Administrative Service]]. The district commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to the Karnataka Civil Service and other Karnataka state services.
 
A [[Superintendent of Police (India)]], usually an officer belonging to the [[Indian Police Service]] is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Police Service and other Karnataka Police officials. Cities like [[Bangalore]], [[Mangalore]], [[Hubli-Dharwad]], [[Mysore]] and [[Belgaum]] are headed by a [[Commissioner of Police]] holding the rank of Additional Director General of Police(ADGP) or Inspector General of Police (IGP).
 
A [[Deputy Conservator of Forests (India)|Deputy Conservator of Forests]], an officer belonging to the [[Indian Forest Service]] is responsible for managing the forests, the environment and wildlife of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Karnataka Forest Service and other Karnataka Forest officials and Karnataka wildlife officials.
 
Sect-oral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the various state services.
 
===Administrative divisions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! [[Belagavi Division]]!! [[Bengaluru Division]]!! [[Gulbarga Division]]!! [[Mysuru Division]]
|-
| [[File:Karnataka Belgaum division.svg|center|173x173px]]|| [[File:Karnataka Bangalore division.svg|center|173x173px]]|| [[File:Karnataka Gulbarga division.svg|center|173x173px]]|| [[File:Karnataka Mysore division.svg|center|173x173px]]
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Bagalkote district|Bagalkote]]
* [[Belagavi District|Belagavi]]
* [[Vijayapura district, Karnataka|Vijayapura]]
* [[Dharwad district|Dharwad]]
* [[Gadag district|Gadag]]
* [[Haveri district|Haveri]]
* [[Uttara Kannada]]
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]
* [[Bengaluru Rural district|Bengaluru Rural]]
* [[Ramanagara district|Ramanagara]]
* [[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapur]]
* [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]]
* [[Davanagere district|Davanagere]]
* [[Kolar district|Kolar]]
*[[Bangalore Urban district|Bengaluru Urban]]
* [[Tumakuru district|Tumkuru]]
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Bellary district|Bellary]]
* [[Bidar district|Bidar]]
* [[Gulbarga district|Gulbarga]]
* [[Koppal district|Koppal]]
* [[Raichur district|Raichur]]
* [[Vijayanagara district|Vijayanagara]]
* [[Yadgir district|Yadagiri]]
 
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* [[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagar]]
* [[Chikmagalur district|Chikmagalur]]
* [[Dakshina Kannada]]
* [[Hassan district|Hassan]]
* [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]]
* [[Mandya district|Mandya]]
* [[Mysuru district|Mysuru]]
* [[Udupi district|Udupi]]
|}
 
==Alphabetical listing of districts==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=98% style="text-align:left; border:1px solid black;"
|- bgcolor=#99ccff
!Code<ref>{{cite web
|url        = https://www.mail.nic.in/docs/MailService_e-mail_address_Policy_WithCodes.pdf
|title      = NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2
|pages      = 5–10
|publisher  = [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology]], Government of India
|date        = 2004-08-18
|access-date  = 2008-11-24
|url-status    = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080911133331/https://www.mail.nic.in/docs/MailService_e-mail_address_Policy_WithCodes.pdf
|archive-date = 2008-09-11
}}</ref>
!'''District'''
! '''Headquarters'''<ref name="goiport">{{cite web|title=Know India&nbsp;– Districts of Karnataka|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/districts/andhra1.php?stateid=KA|publisher=Government of India portal|access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref>
!'''Established'''<ref>Here 'Established' means year of establishment as a district of Karnataka. If the district was formed earlier to the formation of district in the state of Karnataka, 1 November 1956 will be considered as the day of establishment of the district.</ref><ref name="reorg">{{cite web|title=STATES REORGANISATION ACT 1956 - Formation of a new Mysore State |url=http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/sra1956250/ |access-date=17 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516123014/http://www.commonlii.org/in/legis/num_act/sra1956250/ |archive-date=16 May 2008 }}</ref>
!'''Subdivisions'''(Taluka)
!'''Population'''<ref name="census2011.co.in">{{Cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/districtlist/karnataka.html |title = List of districts of Karnataka}}</ref>({{As of|2011}})
!'''Area'''<ref name="goiport"/>
!'''[[Population density]]'''<ref name="census2011.co.in"/>({{As of|2011}})
!'''Map'''
|-
|BK
| [[Bagalkot District|Bagalkot]]
| [[Bagalkot]]
|15 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar">{{cite web|title=A Handbook of Karnataka&nbsp;– Administration |url=http://www.karunadu.gov.in/gazetteer/HandbookKarnataka2010/Chapter%20IX%20Administration.pdf |publisher=Government of Karnataka |access-date=16 November 2010 |pages=354, 355 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008073453/http://www.karunadu.gov.in/gazetteer/HandbookKarnataka2010/Chapter%20IX%20Administration.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2011 }}</ref>
|
{{colbegin}}
* [[Badami]]
* [[Bagalkot]]
* [[Bilgi, Karnataka|Bilgi]]
* [[Ilkal]]
* [[Hunagunda]]
* [[Rabkavi Banhatti]]
* [[Terdal]]
* [[Guledgudda]]
* [[Jamkhandi]]
* [[Mudhol]]
{{colend}}
|1,889,752
|{{convert|6575|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|288|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Bagalkot locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
| BN
| [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]]
|[[Bangalore]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
* [[Anekal]]
* [[Yelahanka]]
* [[Bangalore]] [[North]]
* [[Bangalore]] [[East]]
* [[Bangalore]] [[South]]
{{colend}}
|9,621,551
|{{convert|2190|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|4393|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Bangalore Urban locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|BR
|[[Bangalore Rural District|Bangalore Rural]]
|[[Bangalore]]
|15 August 1986<ref>{{cite web|title=District Profile|url=http://bangalorerural.nic.in/District_profile.htm|access-date=18 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129041548/http://bangalorerural.nic.in/District_profile.htm|archive-date=29 November 2010}}</ref>
|
{{colbegin}}
* [[Devanahalli]]
* [[Doddaballapura]]
* [[Hosakote]]
* [[Nelamangala]]
{{colend}}
|990,923
|{{convert|2259|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|431|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Bangalore Rural locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|BG
| [[Belgaum district|Belagavi]]
|[[Belagavi]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Athni]]
*[[Bailhongal]]
*[[Belgaum]]
*[[Chikodi]]
*[[Gokak]]
*[[Hukkeri]]
*[[Khanapur]]
*[[Kagawad]]
*[[Mudalagi]]
*[[Nippani]]
*[[Kittur]]
*[[Raybag]]
*[[Ramdurg]]
*[[Saundatti]]
*[[Yaragatti]]
{{colend}}
|4,779,661
|{{convert|13415|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|356|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Belgaum locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|BL
| [[Bellary district|Bellary]]
|[[Bellary]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Bellari]]
*[[Kampli]]
*[[Kurugodu]]
*[[Sanduru]]
*[[Siruguppa]]
{{colend}}
|1,400,970
|{{convert|4252 |sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|290|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Bellary locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|BD
| [[Bidar District|Bidar]]
|[[Bidar]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Bidar]]
*[[Basavakalyan]]
*[[Kamalnagar]]
*[[Hulasuru]]
*[[Chitgoppa]]
*[[Bhalki]]
*[[Homnabad]]
*[[Aurad]]
{{colend}}
|1,703,300
|{{convert|5448|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|313|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Bidar locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|BJ
| [[Vijayapura district, Karnataka|Vijayapura]]
|[[Vijayapura, Karnataka|Vijayapura]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Vijayapura Taluka|Vijayapura]]
*[[Indi, Karnataka|Indi]]
*[[Muddebihal]]
*[[Babaleshwar]]
*[[Nidagundi]]
*[[Tikota]]
*[[Devara Hippargi]]
*[[Talikote]]
*[[Chadchan]]
*[[Kolhar, Vijayapura|Kolhar]]
*[[Sindgi]]
*[[Basavana Bagevadi]]
*[[Almel]]
{{colend}}
|2,177,331
|{{convert|10498|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|210|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Bijapur locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|CJ
| [[Chamarajanagar District|Chamarajanagar]]
|[[Chamarajanagar]]
|15 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Chamarajanagar]]
*[[Gundlupet]]
*[[Kollegal]]
*[[Hanur]]
*[[Yelandur]]
{{colend}}
|1,020,791
|{{convert|5101|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|181|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Chamarajanagar locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|CB
|[[Chikballapur District|Chikballapur]]
|[[Chikballapur]]
||10 September 2007<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Bagepalli]]
*[[Chikballapur]]
*[[Chintamani, Karnataka|Chintamani]]
*[[Gauribidanur]]
*[[Gudibanda]]
*[[Sidlaghatta]]
{{colend}}
|1,255,104
|{{convert|4524|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}<ref name="chikbpur">{{cite web|title=District Profile&nbsp;– Area and population |url=http://www.chikballapur.nic.in/district_areapopulation-1.html |access-date=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125225440/http://www.chikballapur.nic.in/district_areapopulation-1.html |archive-date=25 November 2010 }}</ref>
|{{convert|296|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Chikballapur locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|CK
|[[Chikmagalur District|Chikmagalur]]
|[[Chikmagalur]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Chikmagalur]]
*[[Kadur]]
*[[Koppa, India|Koppa]]
*[[Mudigere]]
*[[Narasimharajapura]]
*[[Sringeri]]
*[[Ajjampura]]
*[[Tarikere]]
{{colend}}
|1,137,961
|{{convert|7201|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|158|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Chikmagalur locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|CT
|[[Chitradurga District|Chitradurga]]
|[[Chitradurga]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Challakere]]
*[[Chitradurga]]
*[[Hiriyur]]
*[[Holalkere]]
*[[Hosadurga]]
*[[Molakalmuru]]
{{colend}}
|1,659,456
|{{convert|8440|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|197|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Chitradurga locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|DK
| [[Dakshina Kannada District|Dakshina Kannada]]
|[[Mangalore]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Bantwal]]
*[[Beltangadi]]
*[[Mangalore]]
*[[Moodabidri]]
*[[Kadaba]]
*[[Puttur, Karnataka|Puttur]]
*[[Sulya]]
{{colend}}
|2,089,649
|{{convert|4560|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|430|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka DK locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|DA
|[[Davanagere district|Davanagere]]
|[[Davanagere]]
|15 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Channagiri]]
*[[Davanagere]]
*[[Harihar]]
*[[Honnali]]
*[[Jagalur]]
*[[Nyamati]]
{{colend}}
|1,643,494
|{{convert|4460|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|370|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Davanagere locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|DH
| [[Dharwad District|Dharwad]]
|[[Dharwad]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Annigeri]]
*[[Alnavara]]
*[[Dharwad]]
*[[Hubli]]
*[[Hubli]] [[City]]
*[[Kalghatgi]]
*[[Kundgol]]
*[[Navalgund]]
{{colend}}
|1,847,023
|{{convert|4260|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|434|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Dharwad locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|GA
|[[Gadag District|Gadag]]
|[[Gadag]]
|24 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Gadag-Betigeri]]
*[[Mundargi]]
*[[Nargund]]
*[[Gajendragad]]
*[[Lakshmeshwar]]
*[[Ron, Karnataka|Ron]]
*[[Shirhatti]]
{{colend}}
|1,064,570
|{{convert|4656|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|229|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Gadag locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|GU
|[[Gulbarga district|Gulbarga]]
|[[Gulbarga]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Afzalpur]]
*[[Aland, Karnataka|Aland]]
*[[Chincholi]]
*[[Chitapur]]
*[[Gulbarga]]
*[[Kamalapura]]
*[[Kalagi]]
*[[Jevargi]]
*[[Sedam]]
*[[Shahbad]]
*[[Yedrami]]
{{colend}}
|2,566,326
|{{convert|10951|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|234|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Gulbarga locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|HS
|[[Hassan District|Hassan]]
|[[Hassan, India|Hassan]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Alur, Hassan|Alur]]
*[[Arkalgud]]
*[[Arsikere]]
*[[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]]
*[[Channarayapattana]]
*[[Hassan, India|Hassan]]
*[[Holenarsipur]]
*[[Sakleshpur]]
{{colend}}
|1,776,421
|{{convert|6814|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|261|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Hassan locator.svg|75px]]
|-
|HV
|[[Haveri District|Haveri]]
|[[Haveri]]
|24 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Byadgi]]
*[[Hangal]]
*[[Haveri]]
*[[Hirekerur]]
*[[Ranibennur]]
*[[Rattihalli]]
*[[Savanur]]
*[[Shiggaon]]
{{colend}}
|1,597,668
|{{convert|4823|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|331|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Haveri locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|KD
| [[Kodagu District|Kodagu]]
|[[Madikeri]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Madikeri]]
*[[Kushalanagar]]
*[[Virajpet]]
*[[Somvarpet]]
*[[Ponnampet]]
 
{{colend}}
|554,519
|{{convert|4102|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|135|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Kodagu locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|KL
|[[Kolar District|Kolar]]
|[[Kolar]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Bangarapet]]
*[[Kolar]]
*[[Kolar Gold Fields]]
*[[Malur]]
*[[Mulbagal]]
*[[Srinivaspur]]
{{colend}}
|1,536,401
|{{convert|3969|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}<ref name="kolar">{{cite web|title=Kolar district at a glance |url=http://kolar.nic.in/kolar_statistics.pdf |access-date=18 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312084801/http://kolar.nic.in/kolar_statistics.pdf |archive-date=12 March 2011 }}</ref>
|{{convert|386|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Kolar locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|KP
|[[Koppal District|Koppal]]
|[[Koppal]]
|24 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Gangawati]]
*[[Kanakagiri]]
*[[Kuknur]]
*[[Karatagi]]
*[[Koppal]]
*[[Kushtagi]]
*[[Yelbarga]]
{{colend}}
|1,389,920
|{{convert|7189|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|250|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Koppal locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|MA
|[[Mandya District|Mandya]]
|[[Mandya]]
|1 November 1956<ref>Note: This date means the day when the district was initially formed, even before the formation of the state of Karnataka (Mysore). Hence 1 November 1956 will be considered as the day of formation of district in the state of Karnataka</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Formation of Mandya district|url=http://www.mandya.nic.in/scmallaiah.htm|access-date=18 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802203543/http://www.mandya.nic.in/scmallaiah.htm|archive-date=2 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Krishnarajpet]]
*[[Maddur, Mandya|Maddur]]
*[[Malavalli]]
*[[Mandya]]
*[[Nagamangala]]
*[[Pandavapura]]
*[[Shrirangapattana]]
{{colend}}
|1,805,769
|{{convert|4961|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|364|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Mandya locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|MY
|[[Mysore District|Mysore]]
|[[Mysore]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Heggadadevana kote]]
*[[Hunsur]]
*[[Krishnarajanagara]]
*[[Mysore]]
*[[Nanjangud]]
*[[Piriyapatna]]
*[[Saragur]]
*[[T.Narsipur]]
{{colend}}
|3,001,127
|{{convert|6854|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|476|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Mysore locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|RA
|[[Raichur District|Raichur]]
|[[Raichur]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Devadurga, India|Devadurga]]
*[[Lingsugur]]
*[[Manvi]]
*[[Maski]]
*[[Raichur]]
*[[Sindhnur]]
*[[Sirwar]]
{{colend}}
|1,928,812
|{{convert|8440|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|228|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Raichur locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|RM
|[[Ramanagara District|Ramanagara]]
|[[Ramanagara]]
|10 September 2007<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Channapatna]]
*[[Kanakapura]]
*[[Ramanagara]]
*[[Magadi]]
{{colend}}
|1,082,636
|{{convert|3556|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|308|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Ramanagara locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|SH
|[[Shimoga District|Shimoga]]
|[[Shimoga]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Bhadravathi, Karnataka|Bhadravati]]
*[[Hosanagara]]
*[[Sagara, Karnataka|Sagar]]
*[[Shikaripura]]
*[[Shimoga]]
*[[Sorab]]
*[[Thirthahalli]]
{{colend}}
|1,752,753
|{{convert|8477|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|207|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Shimoga locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|TU
|[[Tumkur district|Tumkur]]
|[[Tumkur]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Chiknayakanhalli]]
*[[Gubbi]]
*[[Huliyar]]
*[[Koratagere]]
*[[Kunigal]]
*[[Madhugiri]]
*[[Pavagada]]
*[[Sira, India|Sira]]
*[[Tiptur]]
*[[Tumkur]]
*[[Turuvekere]]
{{colend}}
|2,678,980
|{{convert|10597|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|253|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Tumkur locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|UD
|[[Udupi District|Udupi]]
|[[Udupi]]
|25 August 1997<ref name="HanBokKar"/>
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Udupi]]
*[[Brahmavara]]
*[[Karkal]]
*[[Kapu]]
*[[Kundapura]]
*[[Hebri]]
*[[Byndoor]]
{{colend}}
|1,177,361
|{{convert|3880|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|329|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Udupi locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|UK
|[[Uttara Kannada District|Uttara Kannada]]
|[[Karwar]]
|1 November 1956
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Ankola]]
*[[Bhatkal]]
*[[Dandeli]]
*[[Haliyal]]
*[[Honnavar]]
*[[Joida]]
*[[Karwar]]
*[[Kumta]]
*[[Mundgod]]
*[[Siddapura, Uttara Kannada|Siddapur]]
*[[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]]
*[[Yellapur]]
{{colend}}
|1,437,169
|{{convert|10291|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|140|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka UK locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|VN
|[[Vijayanagara district|Vijayanagara]]
|[[Hospet]]
|18 November 2020
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Harapanahalli]]
*[[Hagaribommanahalli]]
*[[Hoovina Hadagali]]
*[[Hospete]]
*[[Kotturu, Karnataka|Kottur]]
*[[Kudligi]]
{{colend}}
|1,353,628
|{{convert|5644|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|240|/sqkm|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|[[File:Karnataka Vijayanagara locator map.svg|75px]]
|-
|YD
|[[Yadgir district|Yadgir]]
|[[Yadgir]]
|30 December 2009
|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Gurumitkal]]
*[[Hunasagi]]
*[[Shahpur, Karnataka|Shahpur]]
*[[Shorapur]]
*[[Vadagera]]
*[[Yadgir]]
{{colend}}
|1,174,271
|
{{convert|5234|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|}
 
== See also ==
* [[List of taluks of Karnataka]]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
{{commons category|Districts of Karnataka}}
 
{{Karnataka topics}}
{{Districts of India}}
 
[[Category:Districts of Karnataka|*]]
[[Category:Karnataka-related lists|Districts]]
[[Category:Lists of districts in India|Karnataka]]
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