Capital of:
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Karnataka
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Area:
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2190 square kilometers
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Altitude:
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920 m above sea level
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Geographical Location:
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Latitude: 12 degree 8' N
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Longitude: 77 degree 37' E
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Climate:
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March to May (warm)
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December to January (cold)
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June to September and November to December
(rainy)
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Rainfall:
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859 mm (annual)
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Best Time to Visit:
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October to February
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Languages:
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Kannada, English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil
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Religions:
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Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam,
Jainism, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism
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Population:
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Around 7.2 million
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Literacy:
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85.74%
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Major Festivals:
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Diwali, Navratri, Ugadi, Pongal,
Varamahalakshmi and Mahashivratri
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Tourist Attractions:
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Cubbon Park, Ulsoor Lake, Bangalore Palace,
The Fort and Tipu Sultan's Palace, Bull temple and Visvesvaraya Industrial
and Technological Museum
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Currency:
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Rupees
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Business Hours:
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10 A.M. - 5 P.M. (Monday to Friday)
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STD Code
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080
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- Bangalore has the impeccable record of
highest growth in 20 years.(as of 2005)
- Bangalore has highest number of Pubs in
Asia.
- Bangalore has highest number of cigarette
smokers in India.
- Bangalore has the highest number of
software companies in India 242, followed by Hyderabad -178, Pune - 127.
Hence called the Silicon Valley of India.
- Bangalore has 21 engineering colleges,
which is highest in the world in any given city.
- Bangalore University has 57 Engineering
Colleges affiliated to it, which is highest in the world.
- Bangalore is the only city in the world
to have commercial and defence airport operating from the same strip.
- Bangalore was the first city in India to
receive electricity.
- Bangalore has highest number of Public
sectors and Government organizations in India.
- Bangalore University has highest number
of students going Abroad for higher studies taking the first place from
IIT-Kanpur.
- Bangalore has only 41% of local
population (i.e.Kannadigas). Hence a true cosmopolitan with around
21% Tamilians, 15% Telugites, 11% Keralites, 6% Europeans, 6% a mixture of
all races.
- Bangalore Police has the reputation of
being the second best in India after New Delhi Police.
- Bangalore has the highest density of
traffic in India.
- Bangalore has the highest number of
2-wheelers in the world and also the dubious reputation for the highest
2-wheeler thefts.
- Bangalore is considered the Fashion
Capital of East comparable to Paris.
- Bangalore is rated one of the cleanest
cities in India.
- Bangalore has produced the maximum
International Sports persons in India for all sports ahead of even Mumbai
& Delhi.
- Bangalore has the highest number of
Anglo-Indians in India.
- Bangalore has the richest people in
India. The line of poverty is the least of all cities of the world.
- Bangalore has produced the maximum number
of scientists considered for Nobel Prize nominations (from India).
- Bangalore's Lalbagh botanical garden is
credited to have one of the most diverse man made collection of flora.
- Bangalore has produced the highest number of professionals in USA almost 60% of the Indian population abroad is from Bangalore (except Gulf).
- Bangalore has the highest number of breweries in the world.
- Bangalore has the highest number of public
sectors and government organisations in India.
- Bangalore has the highest density of traffic
in the world.
- Bangalore is considered an antipode of Boston,
in terms of IT.
- Bangalore is the only city in India with maximum number of temples, mosques, churches & gurudwaras.
- Bangalore was founded in 2nd Century and still
has the same infrastructure drainage & sanitary systems - the oldest
in the world.
- Bangalore was a name coined by Britishers for
the conventional name BENDA KAALUURO (meaning "cooked peas").
Recently it is popularly accepted as Bangy or B'LORE.
- Bangalore has highest number of cocaine addicts in India.
- Bangalore has the biggest statue of Shiva
& Hanuman in the world.
- Bangalore has the most number of gardens in a
city. Hence called Garden City. Nearly 40% of Bangy's
landscape is gardens/parks & 15% lakes/ponds.
- Bangalore has the typical Mediterranean
climate with a high of 32 degrees Celsius & and low of 14
degrees Celsius.
- Bangalore was founded in 2nd Century and still has the same infrastructure drainage & sanitary systems - the oldest in the world.
- Founded in 1537 by Kempe Gowda (a Vijaynagar Chieftain).
- Bangalore had been a regime of
several monarchs belonging to great Southern Dynasties of the Kadambas,
the Hoysalas, the Chalukyas and the Vijaynagar Empires.