Greater Bangalore | |
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Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
Core city | Bangalore |
Districts | |
Area | |
• Urban | 741 km2 (286 sq mi) |
• Metro | 8,005 km2 (3,091 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Urban | 8,520,435 |
• Urban density | 11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 12,765,000 |
• Metro density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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.
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]
The following are the Corporations and Municipal council areas were merged to form Greater Bangalore:
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 and is responsible for a population of 8.4 million in an area of 741 km2. Its boundaries have expanded more than 10 times over the last six decades.
The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, formerly Government of Mysore, 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 for five years appoints the chief minister and on the advice of the chief minister appoints his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great amount of legislative powers are vested.
Vimanapura or Baiyyappanahalli Vimanapura is an eastern suburb of Bangalore in Karnataka in India. It is so called because it is near Bangalore HAL airport. Vimanapura houses many of the HAL offices and the HAL hospital. The busy Old Airport Road goes through it.
A municipal corporation is a type of local government in India that administers urban areas with a population of more than one million. The growing population and urbanization of various Indian cities highlighted the need for a type of local governing body that could provide services such as healthcare, education, housing and transport by collecting property taxes and administering grants from the state government.
Gandhi Nagar is a locality situated in Bangalore. It is a bustling neighbourhood of Central Bangalore.
Yelahanka Ward, officially known as Kempegowda Ward is one of the 225 Wards of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, an administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area in the Indian state of Karnataka.
The 2001 Bangalore Mahanagara Palike election was held on 11 November 2001 in all 100 Wards of Bangalore
The 2010 Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike election was held on 4 April 2010 in all 198 Wards of Bangalore
Baiyyappanahalli or New Baiyyappanahalli Extension is one of the neighbourhoods in Bengaluru. It is part of C. V. Raman Nagar in East Bengaluru. The area is a transport hub and popular for Baiyappanahalli metro station and Baiyyappanahalli railway station.
Baiyyappanahalli Manavarthe Kaval or Old Baiyyappanahalli is one of the early settlements in Bengaluru. It is part of C. V. Raman Nagar Assembly constituency in East Bengaluru. This former village was included in the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on 7 December 1995.
Binnamangala Manavarthe Kaval or B. M. Kaval is one of the early settlements in Bengaluru. It is part of C. V. Raman Nagar Assembly constituency in East Bengaluru. This former village was considered as Outgrowth of Bangalore city in 1981 and had a population of 10516 in 1991 Census, finally merged with Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on 7 December 1995. The process was completed by April 2007 and the body was renamed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.
The 2015 Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike election was held on 22 April 2015 in all 198 Wards of Bangalore (Bengaluru).
The 1996 Bangalore Mahanagara Palike election was held in October 1996 in all 100 Wards of Bangalore
The 1989 Bangalore Mahanagara Palike election was held in May 1989 for all 87 wards of Bangalore.
Chowdeshwari Ward, is one of the 198 Wards of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, an administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Attur Ward, is one of the 198 Wards of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, an administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area in the Indian state of Karnataka.
The 2024 Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike elections are to be held after the Indian general election in May 2024 to elect corporators for all 243 wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. The elections, due in 2020, have been delayed due to factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, process of ward delimitation and lack of consensus over reservations.