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Mysore Province
Mysore ( ), List of renamed places in India, officially Mysuru (), is a city in the South India, southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the Kingdom of Mysore for almost six centuries (). Known for its List of Heritage Buildings in Mysore, heritage structures, palaces (such as the famous Mysore Palace), and its Culture of Mysore, culture, Mysore has been called the "City of Palaces", the "Heritage City", and the "Cultural capital, Cultural capital of Karnataka". It is the List of cities in Karnataka by population, second-most populous city in the state and one of the List of cleanest cities in India, cleanest cities in India according to the Swachh Survekshan. Mysore is situated at the foothills of the Chamundi Hills. At an altitude of above Sea level, mean sea level, the city of Mysore is geographically located at 12° 18′ 26″ nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Municipality
A metropolitan municipality is a municipality established to serve a metropolitan area. Canada In generic terms and in practical application within Canada, a metropolitan municipality is an urban local government with partial or complete consolidation of city and county services. The former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, 1954-1998, was created by partial amalgamation of the City of Toronto with neighbouring towns and townships in southerly York County, from which the metropolitan municipality was then extracted. Each jurisdiction retained a degree of local autonomy, like the City of London and the boroughs in Greater London, while the Metropolitan government replaced the old county government and supervised metro-wide services, such as police, fire and ambulance. Conversely, a rural area (or a suburban area flanked mostly by rural areas) in which county and municipal functions are wholly or partially consolidated is a regional municipality rather than a metropolitan m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
