Bengaluru
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Bengaluru is the largest city in India [1][2], with a population of 12.3 million as of 2020 [3]. It covers an area of 741 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 920 meters .
The city's size and population reflect its significance as a major urban center within the country [1][3]. Its elevation contributes to a relatively moderate climate compared to other large Indian cities .
Bengaluru's area of 741 square kilometers supports its dense population and infrastructure . As the largest city in India, it plays a central role in the nation's economic and technological landscape [1][2].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bengaluru Urban district[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Instance of: megacity[6], provincial capital[7], global city[8], metropolis[9], city[10]
- Official language: Kannada[11]
- Shares border with: Electronic City[12], Hosakote taluk[13]
- Founder: Kempe Gowda I[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Casablanca[15], Cleveland[16], Minsk[17], San Francisco[18], Kharkiv[19], Chengdu[20], Eindhoven[21], Guiyang[22]
- Postal code: 560000–560107[23]
- Part of: Greater Bengaluru[24]
- Commons category: Bengaluru[25]
- Licence plate code: KA[26]
- Local dialing code: 80[27]
- Inception: 1537[28]
- Significant event: Siege of Bangalore[29]
- Authority: Greater Bengaluru Authority[30]
- Official website: http://www.bbmp.gov.in/[31], https://gba.karnataka.gov.in/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bengaluru[33]
- Commons gallery: Bengaluru - ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು[34]
- Population: 9,621,551[35], 11,250,000[36], 12,327,000[37], 6,537,124[38]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Bangalore[39]
- Time of earliest written record: 890[40]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[44], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45], The New Student's Reference Work[46]
- Capital of: Karnataka[47], Bangalore division[48], Bengaluru Urban district[49]
- Official name: Bengaluru[50], ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು[51]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bengaluru include Kempegowda International Airport[52], an international airport[53], in India[54] and Bangalore torpedo[55], a weapon model[56].
Why It Matters
Bengaluru has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Bengaluru is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Bengaluru include Kempegowda International Airport[52], an international airport[53], in India[54] and Bangalore torpedo[55], a weapon model[56].