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Place in Karnataka, India
South Karnataka
South Karnataka in Blue, Kodagu in Light blue
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)
• 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.
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^ abH.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.
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