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Karnataka

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Karnataka

Summary

Karnataka is a state of India[1]. Karnataka draws 18,102 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_india category, ranking #9 of 44).[2]

Key Facts

  • Karnataka is located in India[3].
  • Karnataka is in the country of India[4].
  • Karnataka's head of government is recorded as Siddaramaiah[5].
  • Karnataka is on the continent of Asia[6].
  • Karnataka's instance of is recorded as state of India[7].
  • Karnataka's head of state is recorded as Thawar Chand Gehlot[8].
  • Karnataka's capital is recorded as Bengaluru[9].
  • Karnataka's official language is recorded as Kannada[10].
  • Karnataka's shares border with is recorded as Maharashtra[11].
  • Karnataka's shares border with is recorded as Goa[12].
  • Karnataka's shares border with is recorded as Andhra Pradesh[13].
  • Karnataka's shares border with is recorded as Kerala[14].
  • Karnataka's shares border with is recorded as Tamil Nadu[15].
  • Karnataka's shares border with is recorded as Telangana[16].
  • Karnataka's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bangalore division[17].
  • Karnataka's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Belgaum division[18].
  • Karnataka's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kalaburagi division[19].
  • Karnataka's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mysuru division[20].
  • Karnataka followed Mysore State[21].
  • Karnataka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bavaria[22].
  • Karnataka's legislative body is recorded as Karnataka Legislature[23].
  • Karnataka's executive body is recorded as Karnataka Legislative Assembly[24].
  • Karnataka is part of South India[25].
  • Karnataka's Commons category is recorded as Karnataka[26].
  • November 1, 1956 marks the founding of Karnataka[27].

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Geography

Karnataka is in the country of India[4]. Karnataka is located in India[3]. Karnataka is on the continent of Asia[6]. Karnataka is part of South India[25].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+61130704'}[28] and {'amount': '+61095297'}[29].

Designation and Status

Karnataka's instance of is recorded as state of India[7].

History and Context

November 1, 1956 marks the founding of Karnataka[27].

Why It Matters

Karnataka draws 18,102 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_india category, ranking #9 of 44).[2] Karnataka has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Karnataka is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved . censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Santhosh.thottingal · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Basavaraj Bommai, Siddaramaiah
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P6]]: [[Q17089931]]"
  2. 14w ago · Vandanapu Saidhiraj · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Executive body → Karnataka Legislative Assembly
    Head of government → Basavaraj Bommai, Siddaramaiah
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6]]: [[Q1416013]]"
  3. 14w ago · Vandanapu Saidhiraj · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Basavaraj Bommai, Siddaramaiah
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6]]: [[Q17089931]]"
  4. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → Bengaluru
    Svkkl authority id → 0421115-Karnataka-Indie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0421115-Karnataka-Indie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  5. 17w ago · Sbb1413 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.karnataka.gov.in
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P36]]: [[Q1355]]"
  6. 22w ago · Sbb1413 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for films shot at this location → Category:Films shot in Karnataka
    Inception → —
    Replaces → Mysore State, Hyderabad State (1948-1956)
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Karnataka
    + 54 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P856]]: http://www.karnataka.gov.in"
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