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Bangalore is known as the "Garden City of India" because of its greenery, [226] broad streets, and presence of many public parks, such as Lal Bagh and Cubbon Park. [227] In May 2012, guidebook publisher Lonely Planet ranked Bangalore third among the world's top ten cities to visit. [228]
Bangalore is situated in the southeast of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is positioned at 12.97° N 77.56° E and covers an area of 2,190 square kilometres (850 sq mi). A landlocked city, Bangalore is located in the heart of the Mysore Plateau (a region of the larger Deccan Plateau) at an average elevation of 920 metres (3,020 ft).
The following tables are the list of cities in India by population. Often cities are bifurcated into multiple regions (municipalities) which results in creation of cities within cities which may figure in the list. The entire work of this article is based on the census of India using data from the 2001 census of India and the 2011 census of India, conducted by the Office of the Registrar ...
BTM Layout is a commercial and residential neighbourhood in Bangalore. It is bound by other on-demand residential areas like Jayanagar, JP Nagar, Madiwala and Bommanahalli. Electronic City. Nicknamed "IT capital of India" and "Silicon Valley of India", Electronic City is a large industrial area on the outskirts of the city.
History of Bangalore. Inscription stone at Beguru, Bengaluru, dated to the 9th century CE mentioning the name "Bengaluru" for the first time. Bangalore is the capital city of the state of Karnataka. Bangalore, as a city, was founded by Kempe Gowda I, who built a mud fort at the site in 1537. But the earliest evidence for the existence of a ...
This is a list of metropolitan areas by population in India. As per the Constitution of India, a metropolitan area is defined as an area having a population of 10 lakh or more, comprised in one or more districts, and consisting of two or more municipalities or panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by a public ...
Topographic map of Karnataka. Western Ghats are parallel to the coast. The Indian State of Karnataka is located between 11°30' North and 18°30' North latitudes and between 74° East and 78°30' East longitude.It is situated on a tableland where the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats converge into the complex, in the western part of the Deccan Peninsular region of India.
The Bangalore Portal. A modern day city scene in Bengaluru. Bangalore ( / ˈbæŋɡəlɔːr, ˌbæŋɡəˈlɔːr / BANG-gə-lor, -LOR ), officially Bengaluru ( Kannada pronunciation: [ˈbeŋgɐɭuːɾu] ⓘ; ISO: Beṁgaḷūru ), is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than 8 ...