Greater Bangalore

Greater Bangalore
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾನಗರ
Metropolitan Area
Country  India
State Karnataka
Districts Bangalore Urban
Bangalore Rural
Time zone IST (UTC+5.30)

Greater Bangalore (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾನಗರ) is a metropolitan area consisting of the metropolis of Bangalore and its neighbouring regions.

History

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

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

External links

See also

References

  1. "Notification at BMP website". 2007-01-16. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-10-17.

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