| Greater Bangalore | |
| Official Name: | Bengaluru metropolitan area |
| Native Name Lang: | kan |
| Settlement Type: | Metropolitan Area |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnataka |
| Seat Type: | Largest City |
| Seat: | Bangalore |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Established Date: | April 2007 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Est: | 14008262 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2024 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Urban: | 8520431 |
| Population Metro: | 11695110 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 8005 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 748.42 |
| Population Urban Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IST |
| Utc Offset: | +5.30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Nominal GDP (2022-23) |
| Blank Info Sec1: | [3] |
| Government Type: | Metropolitan Area Authority |
| Governing Body: |
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Greater Bengaluru is a metropolitan area in the state of Karnataka and it including Bangalore as well as its neighbouring urban cities. It occupies an area of 741 sq km.
In November 2006, the Karnataka Government issued a notification to merge 100 wards of the erstwhile Bangalore Mahanagara Palike with seven City Municipal Councils (CMC)s, one Town Municipal Council (TMC) and 111 villages around the city to form a single administrative area. The process was completed in April 2007.[4]
The following are the Corporations and Municipal council areas were merged to form Greater Bangalore: