#language en = 2017/India/Bengaluru = Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore, is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of about 8.42 million and a metropolitan population of about 8.52 million, making it the third most populous city and fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India. It is located in southern India on the Deccan Plateau. Its elevation is over 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level, the highest of India's major cities. Bengaluru is sometimes referred to as the "Silicon Valley of India" (or "IT capital of India") because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter. Bengaluru enjoys pleasant weather, due to its tropical savanna climate, throughout the year and is also known as the 'Garden City of India'. Bengaluru is sometimes called as the "Pub Capital of India" and the "Rock/Metal Capital of India" because of its underground music scene and it is one of the premier places to hold international rock concerts. Bengaluru is highly diverse. The diversity of cuisine is reflective of the social and economic diversity of Bangalore. To serve the taste of all, Bengaluru serves all types of cuisine, including International cuisines as well. Bengaluru has a wide and varied mix of restaurant types and cuisines and Bengalureans deem eating out as an intrinsic part of their culture. Roadside vendors, tea stalls, and South Indian, North Indian, Chinese and Western fast food are all very popular in the city. Udupi restaurants are very popular and serve predominantly vegetarian, regional cuisine. == Teams == Please manually add a link to your team page below after creating it: * [[http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2017/India/Bengaluru/FSMK|Free Software Movement Karnataka]] * [[http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2017/India/Bengaluru/root|root /]] (The idea of adding another team page is that there may be more than one team in a region/city) == Create a new Team page: == <> In all cases you need to keep the {{{CategoryCity2017}}} to allow your city to be listed! ---- CategoryCity2017