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General Information
State Capital: Bengalooru (Bangalore)
Population (2004): 55,868,200
Density of Population: 290 per sq km
Area: 192,000 sq km
No of districts: 27
Official language: Kannada
Situated in southern India, the state of Karnataka spreads over the Deccan Plateau. The state has three distinct regions- a narrow coastal area along the Arabian Sea, the hills of the Western Ghats & the sprawling plains east of the Ghats.
Bangalore (now called Bengalooru)- Karnatakas capital- is an internationally famous industrial metropolis. It is also called Electronic City because most of the country`s basic electronic industries are based here. It is the fastest growing city in Asia.
Software, aircraft building, telecommunications, aeronautics, machine manufacture etc have taken giant strides here. |
