Greater Bengaluru is a metropolitan area in the state of Karnataka and it including Bangalore as well as its neighbouring urban cities. It occupies an area of 741 sq km.
Greater Bangalore | |
|---|---|
| Bengaluru metropolitan area | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Largest City | Bangalore |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan Area Authority |
| • Body |
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| Area | |
| • Urban | 748.42 km2 (288.97 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 8,005 km2 (3,091 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Estimate (2024)[1] | 14,008,262 |
| • Urban | 8,520,431 |
| • Urban density | 11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 11,695,110 |
| • Metro density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| Nominal GDP ( 2022-23 ) | ₹9.28552 trillion (US$110 billion) [3] |
History
editIn November 2006, the Karnataka Government 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.[4]
Geography
editThe following are the Corporations and Municipal council areas were merged to form Greater Bangalore:
- Bangalore City Corporation
- Bommanahalli City Municipal Council
- Mahadevapura City Municipal Council
- Krishnarajapura City Municipal Council
- Rajarajeshwari Nagar City Municipal Council
- Dasarahalli City Municipal Council
- Byatarayanapura City Municipal Council
- Yelahanka City Municipal Council
- Kengeri Town Municipal Council
- Electronics City Notified Area
- In addition, 111 villages adjacent to Bangalore City Corporation and above mentioned City Municipal Councils and Town Municipal Council.
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editReferences
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- ^ url="https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42876/download/46544/CLASS_I.xlsx"/
- ^ Karnataka Economic Survey 2023-24"https://des.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/ARC/Economic_Survey_2023-24_FINALENGLISH.pdf"
- ^ "Notification at BMP website". 16 January 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.