Kalaburagi district
Kalaburagi district
Gulbarga district | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Kalaburagi Fort, Suryanarayana Temple in Kalgi, Panchlingeshwara Temple near Sedam, Ruins in Sannati, Mosque in Gulbarga city | |
| Nickname: Land of Toor Dal | |
Interactive map of Kalaburagi district | |
| Coordinates: 17°17′N 76°49′E / 17.283°N 76.817°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Region | Kalyana-Karnataka |
| Division | Kalaburagi Division |
| Headquarters | Kalaburagi |
| Talukas | Aland, Shahabad, Kamalapur, Chitapur, Afzalpur, Jevargi, Yedrami, Kalaburagi, Kalgi, Chincholi, Sedam, |
| Government | |
| • Type | Zilla Panchayat (District Administration) |
| • Body | alaburagi Zilla Panchayat |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Fouzia Taranum, IAS |
| Area † | |
• Total | 10,951 km2 (4,228 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Population (2011)† | |
• Total | 2,566,326 |
| • Density | 234.35/km2 (606.95/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Kannada, |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 585101
585102 585103 |
| Telephone code | 91 8472 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-32 |
| No. of taluks | 11 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalaburagi (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Precipitation | 777 millimetres (30.6 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 42 °C (108 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
| Website | kalaburagi |
| †website | |
Kalaburagi district, formerly known as Gulbarga district, is one of the 31 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Kalaburagi city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is the headquarters of Kalaburagi division.
This district is situated in north Karnataka between 76°.04' and 77°.42 east longitude, and 17°.12' and 17°.46' north latitude, covering an area of 10,951 km2. This district is bounded on the west by Bijapur district and Solapur district of Maharashtra state, on the north by Bidar district and Osmanabad district of Maharashtra state, on the south by Yadgir district, and on the east by Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts of Telangana state.