Kalyana-Karnataka

{{Short description|Division in Karnataka, India}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Kalyana-Karnataka

| official_name =

| other_name = Hyderabad-Karnataka

| settlement_type = Region

| image_skyline =

| image_alt =

| image_caption =

| nickname =

| image_map = Hyderabad State reorganization 1956.png

| map_caption = Map of South India with Kalyana-Karnataka region highlighted in blue borders

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = 25px Karnataka

| subdivision_type2 = Regions

| subdivision_name2 = {{bulleted list

|South India

|Deccan Plateau

}}

| subdivision_type3 = Districts

| subdivision_name3 = {{bulleted list|Bidar|Kalaburagi|Raichur|Yadgir|Ballari|Vijayanagara|Koppal}}

| established_title = Merger into India

| established_date = 17 September 1948

| established_title1 = Part of Mysore State (renamed Karnataka in 1974)

| established_date1 = 1 November 1956

| founder =

| government_type =Regional Administration

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 44,138

| area_rank =

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| population_total = 11,286,343

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_footnotes =

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_rank =

| population_demonym =

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Kannada

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| subdivision_type4 = Largest cities (areawise)

| subdivision_name4 =

• Kalaburagi
• Ballari

|subdivision_type5 =Most Populated Cities

| subdivision_name5 ={{bulleted list

|Bidar (Bidar district)

|Kalaburagi (Kalaburagi district)

|Raichur (Raichuru district)

|Yadgir (Yadagiri district)

|Ballari (Ballari district)

|Hosapete (Vijayanagara district)

|Koppal (Koppal district)

}}

| postal_code_type = Pin Code

| postal_code =

| iso_code = IN-KA

| registration_plate = KA

| governing_body = Kalyana-Karnataka Region Development Board (KKRDB)

| leader_title1 = Divisional Commissioner officer

| leader_name1 = N. V. Prasad, IAS

| website = {{URL|http://www.hkrdb.kar.nic.in}}

| leader_title3 = President of the Kalyana-Karnataka Development Board

| leader_name3 = Dr.Ajay Singh

}}

Kalyana-Karnataka, also known as Hyderabad-Karnataka, is a region located in the northern part of the Indian state of Karnataka, which was part of Hyderabad State ruled by the Nizams and the Madras presidency of British India. The region comprises Bidar, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal and Kalaburagi of Hyderabad state and, Ballari and Vijayanagara of the Madras province that are now present in the state of Karnataka. The Northeast-Karnataka region is the second largest arid region in India.{{cite news|title=Home|url=http://www.hkadb.kar.nic.in/default.htm|work=Hyderabad Karnataka area development board|year=2009|access-date=28 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106180420/http://www.hkadb.kar.nic.in/default.htm|archive-date=6 November 2014}}{{cite news|title=Karnataka wins 4-decade-old battle; gets special status for Hyderabad-Karnataka region|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hyderabad-karnataka-region-special-status-granted/1/238583.html|newspaper=India Today|last=Dev|first=Vanu|date=19 December 2012|access-date=28 April 2013}}{{cite news|title=Hyderabad-Karnataka special status will be Congress poll plank|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Hyderabad-Karnataka-special-status-will-be-Congress-poll-plank/articleshow/19688494.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429195958/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/hubli/38761749_1_bsr-congress-raichur-rahul-gandhi|url-status=live|archive-date=29 April 2013|newspaper=The Times of India|date=23 April 2013|access-date=28 April 2013}}{{cite news|title=Bill giving special status for Hyderabad-Karnataka region raises Telangana hopes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Bill-giving-special-status-for-Hyderabad-Karnataka-region-raises-Telangana-hopes/articleshow/17684650.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629122055/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-20/hyderabad/35932836_1_telangana-congress-t-congress-leaders-hyderabad-karnatak-region|url-status=live|archive-date=29 June 2013|newspaper=The Times of India|date=20 December 2012|access-date=28 April 2013}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Nizam-territory-will-remain-indispensable-for-Tollywood/articleshow/21499426.cms|title=Nizam territory will remain indispensable for Tollywood|date=31 July 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=3 February 2019}} Kalaburagi and Ballari are the largest cities of this region.

In 1948, when the Hyderabad State was officially merged into India, some portions of it were incorporated into the state of Karnataka.{{cite news |last1=Mitra |first1=Anwesha |title=BJP celebrates 'Telangana Liberation Day' - What does it mean? |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bjp-celebrates-telangana-liberation-day-what-does-it-mean |access-date=28 March 2021 |work=Free Press Journal |date=17 September 2020 |language=en}}

In 2019, the Hyderabad-Karnataka region was officially renamed as Kalyana-Karnataka.{{cite news |last1=Poovanna |first1=Sharan |title=Hyderabad-Karnataka region renamed as Kalyana Karnataka |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/policy/hyderabad-karnataka-region-renamed-as-kalyana-karnataka-1567781204939.html |access-date=22 December 2019 |work=Mint |date=6 September 2019}}{{cite news |title=Hyderabad Karnataka is Kalyana Karnataka now |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hyderabad-karnataka-is-kalyana-karnataka-now/article29444001.ece |access-date=22 December 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=18 September 2019}}