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Bangalore
Bangalore, officially Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of
Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau at an average elevation of 920 m (3,018 ft) in the south-eastern part of Karnataka,
Bangalore is India's third most populous city. Apart from Kannada and English, other major languages spoken in this cosmopolitan
city are Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. It is positioned at 12°58'N 77°34'E / 12.97. 77.56 and covers an area of 741 km² (286 mi²). Due to its high elevation, Bangalore usually enjoys a warm climate throughout the year. The coolest month is January with an average low temperature of 15.1 °C and the hottest month is April with an average high temperature of 33.6 °C. Bangalore receives rainfall from both the northeast and the southwest monsoons during the August-October season. Bangalore is home to some of the most well-recognized colleges and research institutions in India. Numerous public sector industries, software companies, aerospace, telecommunications and defense organizations are located in the city. Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India because of its preeminent position as the nation's leading IT employer and exporter. The subdivision Electronics City, located 2 km from Treamis World School, is an electronics industrial park spread over 332 acres (1.3 km²). It houses more than a hundred industries, including IT industry leaders such as Wipro,Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Infosys, CGI, Siemens, ITI, etc. A 10 lane, 9 km long elevated road connects Electronics City to rest of Bangalore.
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