Greater Bangalore, or Greater Bengaluru following the renaming of the city in 2014, is the core
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
of
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
and its neighbouring regions. It occupies an area of 741 sq. km.
History
In January 2007, the
Karnataka Government
The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...
issued a notification to merge 100 wards of the erstwhile Bangalore Mahanagara Palike with seven
City Municipal Councils (CMC)s, one
Town Municipal Council (TMC) and 111 villages around the city to form a single administrative area. The process was completed in April 2007.
Geography
The following are the Corporations and Municipal council areas were merged to form Greater Bangalore:
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Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
City Corporation
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Bommanahalli
Bommanahalli is a locality in Bengaluru and one of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike#Zones, zones of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, BBMP. It is located adjacent to Hosur Road National Highway 44 (India) in India and is proximate to the ...
City Municipal Council
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Mahadevapura
Mahadevapura is a suburb and one of the zones of BBMP in Bangalore Urban district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was a city municipal council. It is well connected with Outer Ring Road, Whitefield Road and Krishnarajapuram Railway Station ...
City Municipal Council
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Krishnarajapura
Krishnarajapuram or K.R. Puram, officially Krishnarajapuram, is a neighborhood of in North-Eastern Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of the zones of BBMP. It is located from Bangalore City railway station. Th ...
City Municipal Council
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Rajarajeshwari Nagar
Rajarajeshwari Nagar, officially Rajarajeshwari Nagara is a residential neighborhood in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is located in the southwestern part of Bangalore along the Mysore Road, with Nagarbhavi and the Bangalore University to the n ...
City Municipal Council
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Dasarahalli
Dasarahalli is a town and a city municipal council in Bangalore Urban district in the state of Karnataka, India
Demographics
India census, Dasarahalli had a population of 263,636. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dasa ...
City Municipal Council
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Byatarayanapura
Byataryanapura is a suburb of Bangalore city in the state of Karnataka, India.
It is famous for Gali Aanjaneya Temple.
Demographics
India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating informati ...
City Municipal Council
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Yelahanka
Yelahanka is now a suburb of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka and one of the zones of BBMP. It is the oldest part of present Municipal Bengaluru (Bangalore) city and is in the north of the city. It is Nadaprabhu Kempegowda I, of the Yelaha ...
City Municipal Council
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Kengeri
Kengeri is a suburb in Bangalore city. It is located on the western corridor along Mysore Road, bordered by Nagarbhavi to the north and Rajarajeshwari Nagar to the east.
History
The name Kengeri comes from the Kannada words Tengu coconut and Ke ...
Town Municipal Council
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Electronics City
Electronic City is an information technology hub in Bangalore, India, located in Anekal taluk. It is one of India's largest electronic/IT industrial parks, spread over 800 acres (3.2 km²) in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages.
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Notified Area
* In addition, 111 villages adjacent to Bangalore City Corporation and above mentioned City Municipal Councils and Town Municipal Council.
External links
BBMP Website in EnglishWebsite of BBMP WardsBBMP Citizen Service Centers
See also
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Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India an ...
References
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Economy of Bangalore