New Delhi

Summary

New Delhi is a seat of government^[1]. It draws 17,587 Wikipedia views per month (seat_of_government category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• New Delhi is located in New Delhi district^[3].
• New Delhi is in the country of India^[4].
• New Delhi is on the body of water Yamuna^[5].
• New Delhi's instance of is recorded as seat of government^[6].
• New Delhi's instance of is recorded as municipality of India^[7].
• New Delhi's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• New Delhi's instance of is recorded as planned national capital^[9].
• New Delhi's instance of is recorded as federal capital^[10].
• New Delhi's official language is recorded as Hindi^[11].
• New Delhi's official language is recorded as Punjabi^[12].
• New Delhi's official language is recorded as Urdu^[13].
• Delhi is named after New Delhi^[14].
• New Delhi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Moscow^[15].
• New Delhi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Samarkand^[16].
• New Delhi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jersey City^[17].
• New Delhi's postal code is recorded as 110001^[18].
• New Delhi's Commons category is recorded as New Delhi^[19].
• New Delhi's licence plate code is recorded as DL-0?^[20].
• New Delhi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[21].
• January 1, 1911 marks the founding of New Delhi^[22].
• New Delhi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 28.613888888888887, 'lon': 77.2088888888889}^[23].
• New Delhi's authority is recorded as New Delhi Municipal Council^[24].
• New Delhi's official website is recorded as http://www.ndmc.gov.in/^[25].
• New Delhi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:New Delhi^[26].
• New Delhi's Commons gallery is recorded as नई दिल्ली^[27].

Body

Geography

New Delhi is in the country of India^[4]. It is located in it district^[3]. It is on the body of water Yamuna^[5].

Physical Characteristics

New Delhi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+42.7'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+216'}^[29]. It has a population of {'amount': '+249998'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include seat of government^[6], municipality of India^[7], city^[8], planned national capital^[9], and federal capital^[10].

History and Context

January 1, 1911 marks the founding of New Delhi^[22]. Delhi is named after it^[14].

Why It Matters

New Delhi draws 17,587 Wikipedia views per month (seat_of_government category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]