About Bangalore

As an IT capital of India, it is also the centre of administration of commercial centre of the state. The city is also famously known as Garden city of Karnataka because for its picturesque view and landscaped gardens. As far as the figures and facts speak of this city, we have detailed description for your better understanding and reference.

State : Karnataka
Area : 2190 sq kilometers
Altitude : 920 m above sea Level
Geographical Location :
a) Longitude: 77 degree 37’E
b) Latitude : 12 degree 8’N
Rainfall : 859 mm (annual)
a) Climate : Summer – April to June
b) Monsoon – June to September
c) Winter – December to January
Languages: Kannada, Tamil, Telegu, Hindi, English
Religions : Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Islam
Main Festivals : Varamahalakhshmi, Diwali, Mahashivratri, Ugadi, Pongal, Navratri
Tourist attractions : Ulsoor Lake, Bangalore Palace, The Fort, Tipu Sultan’s Palace, Visvesvaraya Industrial, Bull Building, Cubbon Park
Business/Corporate Timings : 10 am to 5 pm all five days a week
Best Time to visit : October to February
STD Code : 080

Bangalore Location

The city is located southeast of Karnataka. The city is surrounded and boundaried by sevarl districts of the state. On the north-east lies Kolar district and on the north-west lies Tumkur district.

Tamil Nadu is situated on the south-east of the city. The Geographical location of the city lies 12.97 degree N and 77.56 Degree East. The area spreads approximately 920 m and covers around 2190 sq km.

The city is divided into three urban districts and these are north Bangalore, South Bangalore and Anekal. The nature, vegetation, area and features of these differ from each other. You would find a stark difference between the northern Bangalore to Southern part. The Northe of the city is plain lands while the south of Bangalore is hilly area. The water supply of the city has ample of resources. The kaveri basin is one of the sources of water supply to the areas for agriculture. Arkavathi is another water reservoir which waters the plants as well supplies water to the city.

A very strange feature of the city is its natural rock formation in the Peninsular Gneissic Complex, which consists of ample of gneisses, granites and migmatites.The vegetation and green forests are deciduous with coconut trees. On the whole the city provides a very pleasant climate throughout the year.

Best Time to Visit

The weather in Bangalore is pleasant throughout the year, with cool breezes tempering the warm summer days. The best time to visit Bangalore is during the balmy winter.

Bangalore Map

Bangalore is known to be the fastest growing metropolitan city of the country. As a emergenging IT hub of the country, the city has developed in various aspects specially commercially as well as a great tourism destination. There are various tourist destinations, business and commercial centres,shopping malls and complexes, entertainment places like parks, gardens, water parks etc. In fact the city is famously known as "Garden city". Just go through the full-fledged map of the city as displayed here in the site for your reference and understanding.