Chamarajanagar district

Chamarajanagar District
Chamarajanagar District
District of Karnataka
	Chamarajanagara
	MM Hills, Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta temple, Kaveri at Talakadu, BR Hills, Hogenakkal Falls
	Nickname: Silk City
	Location in Karnataka
	Coordinates: 11°55′34″N 76°56′25″E / 11.9260°N 76.9402°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Headquarters	Chamarajanagar
Taluks	Kollegal, Yelandur, Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar, Hanur
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Shilpa Nag; (IAS)
Area
• Total	5,101 km2 (1,970 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,020,791
• Density	200/km2 (500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	571 313
Telephone code	08226
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA
Vehicle registration	Chamarajanagar KA-10;
Website	chamrajnagar.nic.in

Chamarajanagar or Chamarajanagara is the southernmost district in the state of Karnataka, India. It was carved out of the original larger Mysore District in 1998. Chamarajanagar town is the headquarters of this district.^[1]

It is the third least populous district in Karnataka (out of 30), after Kodagu and Bangalore Rural.^[2]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "District Census Handbook: Chamarajanagar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[districtcensus-2] "District Census Handbook: Chamarajanagar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

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