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'''Arekere''' is a residential area on [[Bannerghatta Road]] in South [[Bangalore]]. The name Arekere (''Are'': Half, ''Kere'': lake) originates from a [[Arekere Lake|water reservoir]] in the area.<br />
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Some of the residential areas within Arekere are: Arekere Mico Layout, which is a [[Bangalore Development Authority|BDA]] layout developed in the late 1970s, Samrat Layout, Pandurangnagar, Shantiniketan Layout and Sarvabhoumanagar.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://nadakacheri.karnataka.gov.in/AJSK/Assets/Documents/Ward_No_Details_Bangalore_Dist.pdf| title=Wards in Bengaluru| publisher= Govt of Karnataka| page=16}}</ref> <br />
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==Infrastructure==<br />
The neighbourhood has underwent rapid development since the early 2000s due to the presence of [[Information technology|IT]] and [[Business process outsourcing|BPO]] companies. [[Apollo Hospitals]] and Fortis Hospital are located nearby.<ref name="Chaudhry p. 31">{{cite book| last= Chaudhry| first=S.| title= DoctorKC's Hospitals Around the World: Directory of Hospitals & Doctors Around the World| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=NTFTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA31| access-date=28 August 2018| page= 31}}</ref> Educational institutes in the vicinity include [[IIM Bangalore]], Stepping Stones, BGS National Public School and Mitra Academy<br />
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==Accessibility==<br />
Bannerghatta road, one of the main arterial roads in the southern part of city passes through Arekere. With new neighbourhoods opening up further down the city, Arekere has witnessed increased congestion over the years.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/infrastructure-struggling-to-keep-with-growth-of-bengalurus-arekere-wars/articleshow/48523223.cms?from=mdr| title=Infrastructure struggling to keep with growth of Bengaluru's Arekere wars| work=The Economic Times| date=2015-08-18}}</ref> The under-construction [[Pink Line (Namma Metro)|Kalena Agrahara-Nagawara]] route of Namma Metro passes through the area and is expected to decongest vehicular traffic once it is functional.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/namma-metros-green-run-will-save-185-trees-on-bannerghatta-road/articleshow/62421414.cms| title=Namma Metro’s green run will save 185 trees on Bannerghatta Road| work=Bangalore Mirror| date=2018-01-09}}</ref> The locality is well connected to other parts of the city and to the airport by [[Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation|BMTC]] buses.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Arekere Lake]]<br />
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== Location in context ==<br />
{{Geographic Location<br />
| title = '''Areas of Bangalore'''<br />
| Northwest = [[J.P.Nagar]]<br />
| North = [[Bilekahalli]]<br />
| Northeast = [[Bommanahalli]]<br />
| West = J.P.Nagar<br />
| Centre = Arekere<br />
| East = [[Hulimavu]]<br />
| Southwest = J.P.Nagar/Kothnur Dinne<br />
| South = [[Gottigere]]<br />
| Southeast = [[Hulimavu]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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