Bangalore

Bangalore (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) (pronounced /'{{IPA|bɛŋgəɫurʊ}}/ in Kannada and /'{{IPA|bæŋgəlʊɹ}}/ in English) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is India's third largest city and India's fifth largest metropolitan area, with a 2001 population of about 6.5 million {{inote|indias largest city|http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1124669604&men=gcis&lng=en&gln=xx&dat=32&srt=pnan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=&geo=-104}} {{inote|india's largest MA|http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1124669609&men=gcis&lng=en&gln=xx&dat=32&geo=-104&srt=pnan&col=aohdq&va=&pt=a}}

See also

• List of cities in India
• Thirty largest cities in the world
• List of cities in the world
• List of cities known as Silicon Valleys