Chandigarh
capital of Punjab and Haryana states, Union Territory of India
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Summary
Chandigarh is a big city[1]. Chandigarh ranks in the top 7% of big city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,239 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chandigarh[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Head of government: Vijayendrapal Singh[5]
- Instance of: planned community[6], city[7]
- Architect: Le Corbusier[8]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Chandigarh district[9]
- Postal code: 160017[10]
- Commons category: Chandigarh[11]
- Local dialing code: 172[12]
- Inception: 1953[13]
- Coordinate location: 30.733333333333334, 76.77972222222222[14]
- Authority: Municipal Corporation Chandigarh[15]
- Official website: https://chandigarh.gov.in/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chandigarh[17]
- Population: 1,055,450[18]
- Capital of: Haryana[19], Punjab[20], Chandigarh[21]
- Official name: चण्डीगढ़ / चंडीगढ़[22], ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ[23], Chandigarh[24]
- Category for people born here: Q17423289[25]
- Category for people who died here: Q25267421[26]
- Female population: 474,787[27]
- Male population: 580,663[28]
- Demonym: Chandigarhi[29]
- Native label: ਚੰਡੀਗੜ[30]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Chandigarh[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Chandigarh[32]
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Physical Characteristics
Chandigarh covers an area of 114[33]. Chandigarh sits at an elevation of 350[34].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Chandigarh include Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport[35], an international airport[36], in India[37].
Why It Matters
Chandigarh has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Chandigarh is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Chandigarh include Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport[35], an international airport[36], in India[37].