Bangalore division

Bangalore Division

Bengaluru Division
Bangalore Division Bengaluru Division
	Bangalore Division in Karnataka
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Region	Malenadu ; Bayalu Seeme
Headquarters	Bangalore
District	Bangalore Urban; Bengaluru South; Bengaluru North; Chikkaballapur; Chitradurga; Davanagere; Kolar; Shimoga; Tumakuru
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Body	Bangalore Divisional Commissioner
Area
• Total	49,936 km2 (19,280 sq mi)
• Rank	1
Population (2011)
• Total	22,523,301
• Rank	1
• Density	451.04/km2 (1,168.2/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	www.karnataka.gov.in/english

Bangalore Division, officially Bengaluru division, is one of the four divisions of the Indian state Karnataka. The division comprises the districts of Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru South, Bengaluru North, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Kolar, Shimoga, and Tumakuru.The total area of the division is 49,936 km².^[1] The total population as of 2011 census is 22,523,301, making it the world's fifth most populous sub-division.^[2]