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|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka Karnataka]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]
|transport= [[Bowringpet-Chikballapur Railway]]<br>[[Madras Railway]]<br>[[Kolar Gold Fields Railway]]
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'''Bowringpet'''was the headquarters of the SE taluk of Kolar District, Mysore in the British period. It was named after an officer working in the [[Kolar Gold Fields]], and was originally called '''Maramootlu'''; it has since been renamed '''Bangarapet'''. The town was a junction on the broad gauge [[Madras Railway]] for the [[Kolar Gold Fields Railway]], as well as a terminus of the narrow gauge [[Bowringpet-Chikballapur Railway]].
== External links ==
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_013.gif Bowringpet] Imperial Gazetteer of India
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
