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'''Greater Bangalore''' is a [[metropolitan area]] consisting of the metropolis of [[Bangalore]] and its neighbouring regions. Greater Bangalore occupies an area of 741 sq. km, also known as Silicon Valley and IT corridor in India.<br />
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==History==<br />
In January 2007, the [[Karnataka Government]] issued a notification to merge 100 wards of the erstwhile Bangalore Mahanagara Palike with seven [[Nagar palika|City Municipal Councils (CMC)]]s, one [[Nagar palika|Town Municipal Council (TMC)]] and 111 villages around the city to form a single administrative area. The process was completed in April 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Notification at BMP website |date=2007-01-16 |url=http://www.bmponline.org/account-dept/Greater%20Bangalore%20Notification.shtml |access-date=2007-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015124813/http://www.bmponline.org/account-dept/Greater%20Bangalore%20Notification.shtml |archive-date=2007-10-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
The following are the Corporations and Municipal council areas were merged to form Greater Bangalore:<br />
* [[Bangalore]] City Corporation<br />
* [[Bommanahalli]] City Municipal Council<br />
* [[Mahadevapura]] City Municipal Council<br />
* [[Krishnarajapura]] City Municipal Council<br />
* [[Raja Rajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore|Rajarajeshwari Nagar]] City Municipal Council<br />
* [[Dasarahalli]] City Municipal Council<br />
* [[Byatarayanapura]] City Municipal Council<br />
* [[Yelahanka]] City Municipal Council<br />
* [[Kengeri]] Town Municipal Council<br />
* [[Electronics City]] Notified Area<br />
* In addition, 111 villages adjacent to Bangalore City Corporation and above mentioned City Municipal Councils and Town Municipal Council.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://bbmp.gov.in/ BBMP Website in English]<br />
* [http://bbmpelections.in/wards Website of BBMP Wards]<br />
* [http://218.248.45.169/download/csc/csc%20centres.pdf BBMP Citizen Service Centers]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Neighbourhoods of Bangalore}}<br />
{{World's most populous urban areas}}<br />
{{coord missing|Karnataka}}<br />
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