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Chandigarh is a ceety union territory in Indie that serves as the caipital o twa states, Punjab an Haryana. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort o Chandi". The name is derivit frae a auncient temple cried Chandi Mandir, devotit tae the Hindu goddess Chandi, near the ceety.[4]
Chandigarh | |
|---|---|
Ceety an Union Territory | |
Open Hand Monument | |
  Chandigarh | |
| Coordinates: 30°44′14″N 76°47′14″E | |
| Kintra |  Indie |
| Union Territory/Ceety | Chandigarh |
| Seat o Govrenment | Chandigarh |
| Govrenment | |
| • Admeenistrator o UT | Shivraj V. Patil |
| • Mayor | Subhash Chawla |
| • Commissioner | Vivek Pratap Singh |
| Area | |
| • Ceety an Union Territory | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 33 |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Ceety an Union Territory | 960,787 |
| • Rank | 29t |
| • Density | 8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,025,682 |
| [2] | |
| Leids | |
| • Principal[3] | Hindi, Panjabi, Inglis |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 160xxx |
| Telephone code | 91-172-XXX XXXX |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-CH |
| Vehicle registration | CH-01 to CH-04,HR-70,PB-01 |
| HDI |  0.892 |
| HDI Category | very high |
| Literacy | 81.9 |
| Website | chandigarh |
| The city of Chandigarh comprises all of the union territory's area | |
The ceety o Chandigarh wis the first planned ceety in Indie post independence in 1947 (pre-independence planned ceeties include Dispur in Assam, New Delhi in Delhi, Jaipur in Rajasthan, etc.) an is kent internaitionally for its airchitectur an urban design.[5] The ceety haes projects designed bi airchitects such as Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew, Maxwell Fry an Narinder S. Lamba. The ceety tops the leet o Indian States an Union Territories wi the heichest per caipita income in the kintra at ₹99,262 (US$1,400) at current prices an ₹70,361 (US$990) at constant prices (2006–2007).[6] The ceety wis reportit in 2010 tae be the "cleanest" in Indie, based on a naitional govrenment study,[7] an the territory heidit the leet o Indie states an territories accordin tae research conductit uisin 2005 data bi Human Development Index.[8]
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