Bastar division

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Bastar division (Hindi: बस्तर प्रमंडल) is an administrative division of Chhattisgarh state in central India. It includes the districts of Bastar, Dantewada, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Sukma and Kanker.

Bastar Division was created in 1999, when the larger Bastar District was divided into the present-day districts of Bastar, Dantewada, and Kanker. In 2000 the division became part of the newly created state of Chhattisgarh.

v t e State of Chhattisgarh

Capital: Raipur

Governance	Legislature Chief Ministers Governors Raj Bhavan High Court Police

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Districts	Bastar Bijapur Bilaspur Dantewada Dhamtari Durg Janjgir–Champa Jashpur Kawardha Kanker Korba Koriya Mahasamund Narayanpur Raigarh Raipur Rajnandgaon Surguja Bemetara Baloda Bazar Gariaban Sukma Kondagaon Surajpur Mungeli Balod Balrampur

Cities	Ambikapur Bhilai Bilaspur Charoda Dhamtari Durg Jagdalpur Korba Raipur Raigarh Rajnandgaon

Chhattisgarh

Coordinates: 19°04′53″N 82°01′36″E / 19.08139°N 82.02667°E / 19.08139; 82.02667

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