Chandigarh

Summary

Chandigarh is a big city^[1]. Chandigarh ranks in the top 7% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,284 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chandigarh is located in Chandigarh^[3].
• Chandigarh is in the country of India^[4].
• Chandigarh's head of government is recorded as Vijayendrapal Singh^[5].
• Chandigarh's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Chandigarh's instance of is recorded as planned community^[7].
• Chandigarh's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Chandigarh's architect is recorded as Le Corbusier^[9].
• Chandigarh's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chandigarh district^[10].
• Chandigarh's postal code is recorded as 160017^[11].
• Chandigarh's Commons category is recorded as Chandigarh^[12].
• Chandigarh's local dialing code is recorded as 172^[13].
• 1953 marks the founding of Chandigarh^[14].
• Chandigarh's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 30.733333333333334, 'longitude': 76.77972222222222}^[15].
• Chandigarh's authority is recorded as Municipal Corporation Chandigarh^[16].
• Chandigarh's official website is recorded as https://chandigarh.gov.in/^[17].
• Chandigarh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chandigarh^[18].
• Chandigarh has a population of {'amount': '+1055450'}^[19].
• Chandigarh's capital of is recorded as Haryana^[20].
• Chandigarh's capital of is recorded as Punjab^[21].
• Chandigarh's capital of is recorded as Chandigarh^[22].
• Chandigarh's official name is recorded as चण्डीगढ़ / चंडीगढ़^[23].
• Chandigarh's official name is recorded as ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ^[24].
• Chandigarh's official name is recorded as Chandigarh^[25].
• Chandigarh's category for people born here is recorded as Q17423289^[26].
• Chandigarh's category for people who died here is recorded as Q25267421^[27].

Body

Geography

Chandigarh is in the country of India^[4]. Chandigarh is located in Chandigarh^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chandigarh covers an area of {'amount': '+114'}^[28]. Chandigarh sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+350'}^[29]. Chandigarh has a population of {'amount': '+1055450'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[6], planned community^[7], and city^[8].

History and Context

1953 marks the founding of Chandigarh^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chandigarh include Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in India^[32].

Why It Matters

Chandigarh ranks in the top 7% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,284 views/month).^[2] Chandigarh has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Chandigarh is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Chandigarh include Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in India^[32].