Greater Bangalore

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Greater Bangalore
Beṅgaḷūru Mahānagara Kṣētra
Bengaluru Urban Agglomeration (BUA)
Metropolitan Area
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Flag of Karnataka.svg Karnataka
Largest City Bengaluru
Districts
Government
 • TypePrincipal Area Planning Authority
 • Body Greater Bengaluru Development Authority
Area
 • Metro
1,294 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 •  Metro
9,044,664
 • Metro density7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5.30 (IST)
Nominal GDP (2022-23)$118.19 billion [1]

Greater Bengaluru Development Authority (GBDA) : (IAST: Beṅgaḷūru Mahānagara Kṣētra) also known as the Bengaluru Urban Agglomeration (BUA) is a metropolitan area in the state of Karnataka, with an area of 1,294 km2 (500 sq mi) , which includes the 712 km2 (275 sq mi) area of five cities of Greater Bengaluru presided over by the 5 City Corporations of Greater Bengaluru (Bengaluru City) under the apex body the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and its neighbouring 582 km2 (225 sq mi) urbanised areas consisting 251 City Municipal Councils (CMCs), Town Municipal Councils (TMCs) and Grama Panchayats. Bengaluru Metropolitan Area (BMA) as it is abbreviated is presided over by the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA), and should not be confused with the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region (BMR) , which comprises a much larger area of 8,005 km2 (3,091 sq mi) made up by the entirety of three districts of Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, and is presided over by the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA).

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History

BMA was created on 6 January 1976 under the Bangalore Development Authority Act 1976 superseding the earlier civic planning authority known as the City Improvement Trust Board (CITB), but remaining nearly identical in function. The First erstwhile Chairman of BDA was Shri B.T.Somanna. The BDA is a largely unelected local authority with most of its members accountable to, and directly appointed by the state government. This creates issues with local representation, particularly since the passage of the Constitution (74th) Amendment Act, 1992 mandating the devolution of planning powers to local, elected authorities. [2]

Geography

The following are the Corporations, Municipal councils and Village areas in Bengaluru Metropolitan Area.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Karnataka Economic Survey 2023-24" (PDF)
  2. ↑ "Notification at BMP website". 16 January 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.

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