Chandigarh

Summary

Chandigarh is a big city^[1]. Chandigarh ranks in the top 7% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,823 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 image is recorded as Open Hand Monument and a Rose.jpeg^[6].
• Chandigarh's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Chandigarh's instance of is recorded as planned community^[8].
• Chandigarh's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Chandigarh's architect is recorded as Le Corbusier^[10].
• Chandigarh's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chandigarh district^[11].
• Chandigarh's ISNI is recorded as 0000000446499759^[12].
• Chandigarh's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134880244^[13].
• Chandigarh's GND ID is recorded as 4329340-2^[14].
• Chandigarh's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81109268^[15].
• Chandigarh's postal code is recorded as 160017^[16].
• Chandigarh's Commons category is recorded as Chandigarh^[17].
• Chandigarh's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 12773165^[18].
• Chandigarh's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[19].
• Chandigarh's pronunciation audio is recorded as Chandigarh.ogg^[20].
• Chandigarh's local dialing code is recorded as 172^[21].
• +1953-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Chandigarh^[22].
• Chandigarh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.736388888889, 'lon': 76.788333333333}^[23].
• Chandigarh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01f1q8^[24].
• Chandigarh's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge860425^[25].
• Chandigarh's authority is recorded as Municipal Corporation Chandigarh^[26].
• Chandigarh's official website is recorded as https://chandigarh.gov.in/^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Chandigarh's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+114'}^[28]. Chandigarh's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+350'}^[29]. Chandigarh's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1055450'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[7], planned community^[8], and city^[9].

History and Context

+1953-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Chandigarh^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chandigarh include Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in India^[33].

Why It Matters

Chandigarh ranks in the top 7% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,823 views/month).^[2] Chandigarh has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Chandigarh is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Chandigarh include Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in India^[33].