Mysore district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Mysore.

Mysore District
District of Karnataka
Clockwise from top-left; Mysore Palace, Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapura, Mall in Jayalakshmipuram, Nagarhole Tiger Reserve and Mahishasura Statue near Chamundeshwari Temple
Nickname: 
Kaveri Nadu
Location in Karnataka
Location in Karnataka
Coordinates: 12°13′N 76°29′E / 12.21°N 76.49°E / 12.21; 76.49
Country India
StateKarnataka
DivisionMysore division
HeadquartersMysore
TaluksMysore Rural, Tirumakudalu Narasipura, Nanjangud, Heggadadevanakote, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Krishnarajanagara, Sargur, Saligrama[1]
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerRajendra K V
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA-09, KA-45, KA-55
Websitemysore.nic.in

Mysore district, officially Mysuru district, is an administrative district located in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Mysore division.[2] Chamarajanagar District was carved out of the original larger Mysore District in the year 1998. The district is bounded by Chamrajanagar district to the southeast, Mandya district to the east and northeast, Kerala state to the south, Kodagu district to the west, and Hassan district to the north.[3]

This district has a prominent place in the history of Karnataka; Mysore was ruled by the Wodeyars from the year 1399 till the independence of India in the year 1947. It features many tourist destinations, from Mysore Palace to Nagarhole National Park. It is the third-most populous district in Karnataka (out of 31), after Bangalore Urban and Belgaum.[4]

  1. ^ "District census Hand book" (PDF). Census Registrar, Government of India. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "KARNATAKA LEGISLATURE". www.kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ^ Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook, Mysore (PDF). Government of India. 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).