BANGALORE FACTS AND FIGURES

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Area :484 square kilometers
Altitude :3000 ft. above sea level
Geographical Location:
Latitudinal Parallels: 12 degree 8' N
Longitudinal Meridians: 77 degree 37' E
Climate: March to May (warmest months)
December to January (coldest months)
June to September (rainy - South-West Monsoon)
November to December (rainy - North-East Monsoon)
Rainfall: Average annual rainfall: 859 mm
Primary rainy season: June - September (South-West Monsoon)
Secondary rainy season: November - December (North-East Monsoon)
Temperature: Maximum: 33 degree C
Minimum: 14 degree C
Language:
Regional Language: Kannada, English, Hindi,Urdu, Telugu and Tamil are widely spoken and understood
Population: Around 7.2 million (In 1871 it was 148,760) which is about 10,710 people per sq km.
The child population between the age group of 0 to 6 in Bangalore is 456,000. Sex ratio among literates has increased from 679 in 1971 to 821 in 2001.
Literacy: 85.74%
Lakes in Bangalore Sankey Lake, Ulsoor Lake and Yediyur
Flowering Trees of Bangalore
Jacaranda, Gulmohar or Mayflower, Parijatha, Moulmein Rosewood, Hibiscus, Tabebuia, Silk Cotton and Indian Coral.
Public Transport Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Private Taxi Service See useful phone numbers
Peak Pollution Levels SO2: 8 Microgram/Metre Cube
SPM: 362 Microgram/Metre Cube

* Sulphur Dioxide
* Suspended Particulate Matter
Source: Karnataka Pollution Control Board