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Greater Bangalore

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Greater Bangalore
Country India
StateKarnataka
Core cityBangalore
Districts
Area
 • Urban
741 km2 (286 sq mi)
 • Metro
8,005 km2 (3,091 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Urban
8,520,435
 • Urban density11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
12,765,000
 • Metro density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5.30 (IST)

Greater Bangalore, or Greater Bengaluru following the renaming of the city in 2014, is the core metropolitan area of Bangalore city and its neighbouring rurban lands. It occupies an area of 741 sq km.

History

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In January 2007, 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.[1]

Geography

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The following are the Corporations and Municipal council areas were merged to form Greater Bangalore:

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Notification at BMP website". 16 January 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.