Electronic City
Electronic City | |
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Suburb | |
| KEONICS Electronic City | |
| Nickname: E-City | |
| Coordinates: 12°51′N 77°40′E / 12.85°N 77.67°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Founded by | R K Baliga |
| 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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| 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 |
| Total investments | US$ 2,000,000 |
Electronic City is an information technology hub in Bengaluru, India, located in Anekal taluk. Spread over 800 acres (3.2 km²) near Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur it houses a large number of electronic/IT industrial parks.
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.