a city in central India, the capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh; pop.1,752,200 (est. 2009). In December 1984 leakage of poisonous gas from an American-owned pesticide factory in the city caused the death of about 2,500 people.
博帕尔(印度中部城市,中央邦首府,2009年估计人口1,752,200; 1984年12月该市一美国农药厂毒气泄漏造成2,500人死亡)。