Greater Bangalore

Greater Bengaluru Development Authority (GBDA) : (IAST: Beṅgaḷūru Mahānagara Kṣētra) also known as the Bengaluru Urban Agglomeration (BUA) is a metropolitan area in the state of Karnataka, with an area of 1,294 km² (500 sq mi), which includes the 712 km² (275 sq mi) area of five cities of Greater Bengaluru presided over by the 5 City Corporations of Greater Bengaluru (Bengaluru City) under the apex body the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and its neighbouring 582 km² (225 sq mi) urbanised areas consisting 251 City Municipal Councils (CMCs), Town Municipal Councils (TMCs) and Grama Panchayats. Bengaluru Metropolitan Area (BMA) as it is abbreviated is presided over by the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA), and should not be confused with the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region (BMR), which comprises a much larger area of 8,005 km² (3,091 sq mi) made up by the entirety of three districts of Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South, and is presided over by the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA).