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New Delhi
Naī Dillī | |
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Motto(s): Śrama ēva jayatē Labour is victory | |
Coordinates: 28°36′50″N 77°12′32″E / 28.61389°N 77.20889°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Union territory | ![]() |
Lok Sabha constituency | New Delhi |
Legislative Assembly | New Delhi |
District | New Delhi |
Established | 12 December 1911 |
Inaugurated | 13 February 1931 |
Founded by | George V |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council |
• Body | New Delhi Municipal Council |
• Chairman | Amit Yadav, IAS |
Area | |
• Capital city | 42.7 (refers to the NDMC district only) km2 (16.49 sq mi) |
• Rank | 10 |
Elevation | 216 m (708.62 ft) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Capital city | 249,998 |
• Rank | 11 |
• Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
• Metro (2018; includes entire urban Delhi + part of NCR) | 28,514,000 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
PIN | 1100xx, 121003, 1220xx, 201313 (New Delhi)[5] |
Area code | +91-11 |
Vehicle registration | DL-2X |
International Airport | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
Metro line(s) | Yellow Line Blue Line Violet Line Pink Line Airport Express |
Website | www |
New Delhi (/ˈnjuː ˈdɛ.li/ ,[6] Hindi: [ˈnəiː ˈdɪlːiː], ISO: Naī Dillī), is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sansad Bhavan, and the Supreme Court. New Delhi is a municipality within the NCT, administered by the NDMC, which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger administrative district, the New Delhi district. Colloquially Delhi and New Delhi are used interchangeably to refer to the capital of India. The city has two distinct geographical parts, Old Delhi or the Walled City and New Delhi. Old Delhi is the historical city that was built before the British era and had protective fortresses and walls around it. New Delhi started as an extension to the city built by the British adjacent to the walled city and has expanded to become the current megacity that is New Delhi. New delhi is sometimes confused with the New Delhi Municipal Corporation which is an administrative body that mostly covers the parts of New delhi built by the British in the pre-independence era. The National Capital Region is a reference to the geographical area comprising the entire city of Delhi/New Delhi/NCT and adjoining districts in the two neighbouring states forming a continuously built-up area with it, including Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Meerut, YEIDA City, Gurgaon, and Faridabad.
The foundation stone of New Delhi, south of central Delhi, was laid by George V during the Delhi Durbar of 1911.[7] It was designed by British architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker. The new capital was inaugurated on 13 February 1931,[8] by Viceroy and Governor-General Irwin.
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