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Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ | |
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 Coat airms | |
 Location o Karnataka in Indie | |
 Map o Karnataka | |
| Coordinates (Bangalore): 12°58′13″N 77°33′37″E / 12.970214°N 77.56029°E | |
| Kintra |  Indie |
| Established | 1 November 1956 |
| Caipital | Bangalore |
| Lairgest ceety | Bangalore |
| Destricts | 30 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Hansraj Bhardwaj |
| • Chief Meenister | Jagadish Shettar (BJP) |
| • Legislature | Bicameral (224 + 75 seats) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 191791 km2 (74,051 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 8t |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 61,130,704 |
| • Rank | 9t |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Offeecial leid | Kannada[3][4] |
| Literacy | 75.60% (16t in states, 23rd if Union Territories are coontit)[5] |
| HDI |  0.600 (medium) |
| HDI rank | 25t (2005) |
| Website | karunadu.gov.in |
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Karnataka /kɑːrˈnɑːtəkə/ is a state in Sooth Wast Indie. It wis created on 1 November 1956, wi the passage o the States Reorganisation Act, which is celebratit annually as Karnataka Rajyotsava (Inglis: Formation Day). Oreeginally kent as the State o Mysore, it wis renamit Karnataka in 1973.[6] It is the laund o the Kannadigas, Tuluvas, Konkanis an Kodavas. The caipital an lairgest ceety is Bangalore, kent as Bengaluru an aw, which is at the forefront o the rapid economic an technological development that Indie is experiencin.
- ↑ "State-wise break up of National Parks". Wildlife Institute of India. Government of India. Archived frae the original on 22 Juin 2008. Retrieved 12 Juin 2007.
- ↑ "Figures at a glance" (PDF). 2011 Provisional census data. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "The Karnataka Local Authorities (Official Language) Act, 1981" (PDF). Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "The New Indian Express (IBN Live) - Namaskara, Swalpa Swalpa Kannada Gottu". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived frae the original on 3 Julie 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "Population and Literacy Rate of cities in Karnataka". Archived frae the original on 25 Juin 2012. Retrieved 19 Juin 2012.
- ↑ Boruah, Maitreyee (2 November 2010). "In the dark about Rajyotsava in Bangalore". DNA India. Retrieved 2 December 2011.