Belagavi division

Belagavi division, formerly Belgaum division, is one of the four divisions of Indian state of Karnataka. The division comprises the districts of Bagalkot, Belgavi, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Uttara Kannada. It covers a geographical area of 44,538 square kilometres (17,196 sq mi) and had a population of 13,499,721 at the 2011 census.^[1] The population density of the division was 239 per square kilometre (620/sq mi).^[2]

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Belagavi division
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Region	Malenadu Karavali Bayalu Seeme
Headquarters	Belagavi
District	Belagavi Uttara Kannada Haveri Bagalkot Bijapur Dharwad Gadag
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Body	Belagavi Divisional Commissioner
Area
• Total	44,538 km2 (17,196 sq mi)
• Rank	2
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,499,721
• Rank	2
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	www.karnataka.gov.in/english

See also

• Districts of Karnataka
• Sirsi

References

1. "Statistics-Census 2011" (PDF). belgaum.gov.in. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
2. "Census 2001". Office of Regional officer Belagavi. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

External links

• Official website of the Regional Commissioner of Belagavi division

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