| South Karnataka | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Old Mysore Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Largest city |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bengaluru[1] [2] |
| Parts Type: | Talukas |
| Seat Type: | Headquarter |
| Seat: | Bengaluru |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Rank: | 2nd:Karnataka |
| Area Total Km2: | 84969 |
| Population Total: | 31819889 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Rank: | 1st:Karnataka |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Dakshina Kannadiga |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | KA |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 965 ♂/♀ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 76% |
South Karnataka generally refers to the southern part of Karnataka state, excluding the coastal areas. It generally corresponds to former Mysore state. It is generally referred as Hale Mysuru Region in Kannada which translates to Old Mysore Region or OMR .[3] Kannada dialect of South Karnataka is slightly different as compared to North Karnataka.
There are 15 districts in South Karnataka: