Facts About ‘BANGALORE’

1.Bangalore was a name coined by British’s for the conventionalname BENDA KAALUURO (meaning "cooked peas"). Recently it's popularly coined as Bangy or B'LORE.

2. Bangalore is the fastest growing city in the world.

3. Bangalore has the impeccable record of highest growth within a span of 20 years.

4. Bangalore has highest number of pubs in Asia. (Hic..!!)

5. Bangalore has the highest number of breweries in the world.

6. Bangalore has highest number of cigarette smokers in India.

7. Bangalore has the highest number of software companies in India - 212, followed by Hyderabad 108,Pune - 97. Hence called the Silicon Valley of India.

8. Bangalore has 21 engineering colleges, which is highest in the world in a given city.

9. Bangalore University has 57 engineering colleges affiliated to it,which is highest in the world.

10. Bangalore has the biggest statue of Shiva & Hanuman in the world.

11. Bangalore is the only city in the world to have commercial anddefence airport operating from the same strip.

12. Bangalore has highest number of public sectors and governmentorganizations in India.

13. Bangalore University has highest number of students going abroadfor higher studies taking the first place from IIT-Kanpur.

14. Bangalore has only 48% of local population (i.e. Kannadigas). Hence a true cosmopolitan with around 25% Tamilians, 14%Telugites, 10% Keralites, 8% Europeans, 6% a mixture of all races.

15. Bangalore has the highest number of software professionals in theworld taking the first place from Osaka, Japan.

16. Bangalore police has the reputation of being second best in Indiaafter Delhi.

17. Bangalore has the highest density of traffic in India.

18. Bangalore has the highest number of 2-wheelers in the world.

19. Bangalore has the dubious reputation for 2-wheeler thefts.

20. Bangalore is considered the fashion capital of east comparable toParis.

21. Bangalore has produced the maximum number of models from a specific area.

22. Bangalore has the most number of gardens in a city... Hence called ‘Garden City’.

23. Nearly 40% of Bangy's landscape is gardens / parks & 15%lakes/ponds???

24. Bangalore has the typical Mediterranean climate with a HI of max/. 34C& and low of 14 C.

25. Bangalore is rated the cleanest city in India.

26. Bangalore has produced the maximum international sportsmen in India for all sports ahead of even Mumbai & Delhi.

27. Bangalore has produced the maximum number of scientists considered for Nobel Prize nominations.

28.Bangalore is the only city in India with maximum number of temples, mosques, churches & gurdwaras.

29. Bangalore University produces maximum number of doctors in India.

30. Bangalore has the richest people in India. The line of poverty isthe least of all cities of India.

31. Bangalore was founded in 2nd.Century & still has the sameinfrastructure drainage & sanitary systems -the oldest in the world.

32. Bangalore has the highest number of Anglo-Indians in India.

33. Bangalore has produced the highest number of professionals in USA almost 60% of the Indian population abroad is from Bangalore (except Gulf).

34. Bangalore is famous for three: Software Professionals, Girls, andDogs.