Electronic City
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"Electronics City" redirects here. For special economic zone in Kochi, see Electronics City, Kochi.
Electronic City is an information technology hub in Bangalore, India, located in Kengeri taluk.[2][3] Spread over 800 acres (3.2 km²) near Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur it houses a large number of electronic/IT industrial parks.
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Electronic City | |
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Suburb | |
KEONICS Electronic City | |
Nickname: E-City | |
Coordinates: 12.85°N 77.67°E / 12.85; 77.67 | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Bangalore Urban |
Founded by | Chandrasekar Palanisamy |
Government | |
• Body | BBMP, Industrial area: ELCITA Residential Area: Dodda Thogur pattana panchayat ( Town Panchayat) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.23749 km2 (800 acres) |
Elevation 3015 | 919 m (3,015 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
Vehicle registration | KA-51 |
Website | www |
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Quick Facts Founded, Location ...
Founded | 1978 |
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Location | Hosur Road, Karnataka |
Surface area | 800 acres (320 ha) |
Industry | Electronics, Information Technology |
Major companies | Infosys, Wipro, BHEL, Tech Mahindra, Hewlett-Packard, HCL Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services, CGI, Siemens, Continental, Genpact |
Employees | 100,000[1] |
Total investments | US$ 2,000,000 |
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Electronic City was established by KEONICS (Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation), and consists of four zones called phases – Phase I, Phase II, Phase III and Phase IV. There are approximately 200 IT/ITES company campuses located in Electronic City, including main campuses of Infosys, Wipro, TCS, HCL, Tech Mahindra and Biocon.