Kolar district

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Kolar district
District of Karnataka
Someshwara Temple in Kolar, Tomb of Hyder Ali father, Ramalingeshwara Temple at Avani, Mine waste in Kolar Gold Fields, Kolaramma Temple at Kolar
Location in Karnataka
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Division	Bengaluru
Headquarters	Kolar
Government
• District Commissioner	Akram Pasha (IAS)
Area †
• Total	4,012 km2 (1,549 sq mi)
Population  (2011)†
• Total	1,536,401
• Density	384/km2 (990/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KA-KL
Vehicle registration	KA-07, KA-08
Sex ratio	976 ♀ / 1000♂
Literacy	74.33%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolar Lok Sabha constituency
Precipitation	724 millimetres (28.5 in)
Website	kolar.nic.in

Kolar district (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a district in the state of Karnataka, India.

Kolar (ಕೋಲಾರ) is the district headquarters. Located in southern Karnataka, it is the state's easternmost district. The district is surrounded by the Bangalore Rural district on the west, Chikballapur district on the north, the Chittoor district and Annamayya district of Andhra Pradesh on the east and the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu on the south.

On 10 September 2007, it was bifurcated to form the new district of Chikballapur.^[1] Due to the discovery of the Kolar Gold Fields, the district has become known as the "Golden Land" of India.

People are citing that still gold is present in Kolar Gold Fields mines abundantly and also exists in Mulbagal, Kolar, Bangarapet, Malur, Srinivasapura taluks of Kolar District. However it must have to be confirmed by the state and as well central government authorities.