Bangalore is one of the fast growing metropolitan cities in India. It is the capital city of state of Karnataka in India. Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India because of its most excellent position as the nation's leading IT employer and exporter. Bangalore is also known as 'City of Gardens' with its beautiful parks, avenues, multiplexes and historical monuments. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is in charge of the civic administration of the city.
The majority of the city of Bangalore lies in the Bangalore Urban district of Karnataka and the surrounding rural areas are a part of the Bangalore Rural district. IT belts in the city are Whitefield, Electronic City, Outer Ring Road (from Marathahalli towards Old Madras Road), parts of the Central Business District and Bellary Road (towards Hebbal). Bangalore city has a number of tourist places. Bangalore is accessible by air, road, and rail. There are number of daily flights to important cities like Calcutta, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Goa, Kochi, Mangalore, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram. Bangalore has direct international flights.
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