History
Karnataka took its present shape in 1956, when the states of Mysore and Coorg (Kodagu) were merged with the Kannada-speaking districts of the former states of Bombay, Hyderabad, and Madras. Mysore state was made up of ten districts, Bangalore, Kolar, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Hassan, Chikmagalur (Kadur), Shimoga and Chitradurga; Bellary had been transferred from Madras state to Mysore in 1953, when the new state of Andhra Pradesh was created out of Madras' northern districts. Coorg state became a district, Dakshina Kannada (South Kanara) district was transferred from Madras State, Uttara Kannada, Dharwad District, Belgaum District, and Bijapur District from Bombay State, and Bidar, Gulbarga District, and Raichur district from Hyderabad State.
In 1989, the Bangalore Rural district was split from Bangalore.
Notification RD 42 LRD 87 Part III was part of a notification issued by the Government of Karnataka on August 2, 1997 in Bangalore that resulted in the creation of seven new districts in the Indian state of Karnataka. The new districts created were
- Chamrajnagar district from Mysore district
- Davanagere district from Chitradurga district, Bellary district and Shimoga district
- Bagalkot district from Bijapur district
- Gadag district and Haveri district from Dharwad district
- Udupi district from Dakshina Kannada
- Koppal district from Raichur district
The notification resulted in Karnataka being politically subdivided into 27 official districts with various taluks existing within each district.
On June 21, 2007 the Government announced the cabinet approval for the creation of two more districts: Ramanagara District and Chikballapur district. Ramanagara District and Chikballapura District are being formed by the bifurcation of Bangalore Rural District and Kolar Districts respectively.
On December 30, 2009, Yadgir district was carved out of Gulbarga district and officially declared the 30th district of Karnataka.
Also there is a proposal of creating Chikkodi district out of Belgaum for betterment of administration and development of border areas. This includes Chikkodi, Athani, Raybag and Hukkeri talukas.
Read more about this topic: List Of Districts Of Karnataka
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