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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Karnataka
- District
- Kolar
- Type
- Municipal Council
- Body
- Kolar Municipal Council
- Total
- 46.56 km (17.98 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 849 m (2,785 ft)
- Density
- 2,974/km (7,702/sq mi)
- Official
- Kannada
- Time zone
- UTC+5:30 ( IST )
- Pin
- 563101, 563102, 563103
- Telephone code
- 08152
- Vehicle registration
- KA-07
- Website
- www .kolarcity .gov .in www .kolarcity .mrc .gov .in
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- administrative territorial entity
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Kolar district
- Population
- 138462
- Area
- 46.56
- Elevation
- 821
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Kolar district
- Image
- View from the rear of Someshwara temple at Kolar.jpg
- Dialing code
- 8152
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- Commons category
- Kolar
- postal code
- 563101
- P8168
- Florian David Fitz
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Kolar or Kolāra ( Kannada: [koːlaːrɐ], historically "Kuvaḻālapura") is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kolar district. The city is known for its milk production and gold mines. It is also known for the Someshwara and Kolaramma temples.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kolar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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