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{{Locations_Infobox
|presidency= [[Madras]]
|image=
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=12.97,78.2&spn=0.1,0.1&q=12.97,78.2 12° 58′ 12″ N, 78° 12′ 0″ E]
|altitude= 843 m (2,766 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangarapet Bangarapet]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka Karnataka]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]
|transport= [[Bowringpet-Chikballapur Railway]]<br>[[Madras Railway]]
}}
'''Bowringpet''', named after an officer working in the [[Kolar Gold Fields]], 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangarapet "Bangarapet"] ''Wikipedia''.
[[Category:Locations]]
|presidency= [[Madras]]
|image=
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=12.97,78.2&spn=0.1,0.1&q=12.97,78.2 12° 58′ 12″ N, 78° 12′ 0″ E]
|altitude= 843 m (2,766 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangarapet Bangarapet]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka Karnataka]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]
|transport= [[Bowringpet-Chikballapur Railway]]<br>[[Madras Railway]]
}}
'''Bowringpet''', named after an officer working in the [[Kolar Gold Fields]], 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangarapet "Bangarapet"] ''Wikipedia''.
[[Category:Locations]]
