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Vijayanagara district
Summary
Vijayanagara district is a district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, located in the Kalyana-Karnataka region. The city of Vijayanagara is its headquarters.
Vijayanagara was officially carved out of Bellary on 2 October 2021 to become the 31st district of the state with Vijayanagara as the district headquarters. It is home to Hampi, the former capital of the famous Vijayanagara Empire and a UNESCO World Heritage site, and several historical places are located in the district.
During late-mediaeval India, the region comprising present-day Vijayanagara district was the seat of the Vijayanagara Empire. During British Rule, it was part of Madras presidency. After India's independence, during the organisation of Indian states in the Republic of India, with the formation Andhra Pradesh in 1953, the Vijayanagara region was part of Bellary district of the newly formed Mysore state. In 2020, six divisions were planned to be split up from Bellary and form out of them a new district. During the 2020 premiership of B. S. Yediyurappa, the government of Karnataka approved the plan and notified the formation of Vijayanagara district on 18 November 2020, thus making it the 31st district of Karnataka in 2021.
At present, Vijayanagara district is part of the Kalyana Karnataka region.
Vijayanagara district comprises six divisions, two subdivisions, and 18 village clusters. Hosapete is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Anand Singh, MLA from Vijayanagara, was appointed as the district's minister in charge for the state government.
In the national legislature's lower house, Vijayanagara district is part of Bellary Constituency (reserved for scheduled tribes), except for Harapanahalli, which is part of Davanagere Constituency.
In state legislature's lower house, Vijayanagara district has five assembly seats: Harapanahalli; Hagaribommanahalli (scheduled castes); Vijayanagara; Kudligi (scheduled tribes); and Hadagalli (scheduled castes).
According to the 2011 census, the area that is now Vijayangara district has a population of 1,353,628, of which 359,694 (26.
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