Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a ceety union territory in Indie that serves as the caipital o twa states, Punjab an Haryana. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort o Chandi". The name is derivit frae a auncient temple cried Chandi Mandir, devotit tae the Hindu goddess Chandi, near the ceety.^[4]

Chandigarh
Ceety an Union Territory
Open Hand Monument
Chandigarh
Coordinates: 30°44′14″N 76°47′14″E
Kintra	Indie
Union Territory/Ceety	Chandigarh
Seat o Govrenment	Chandigarh
Govrenment
• Admeenistrator o UT	Shivraj V. Patil
• Mayor	Subhash Chawla
• Commissioner	Vivek Pratap Singh
Area
• Ceety an Union Territory	114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Area rank	33
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
• Ceety an Union Territory	960,787
• Rank	29t
• Density	8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
• Metro [1]	1,025,682
	[2]
Leids
• Principal[3]	Hindi, Panjabi, Inglis
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	160xxx
Telephone code	91-172-XXX XXXX
ISO 3166 code	IN-CH
Vehicle registration	CH-01 to CH-04,HR-70,PB-01
HDI	0.892
HDI Category	very high
Literacy	81.9
Website	chandigarh.nic.in
The city of Chandigarh comprises all of the union territory's area

The ceety o Chandigarh wis the first planned ceety in Indie post independence in 1947 (pre-independence planned ceeties include Dispur in Assam, New Delhi in Delhi, Jaipur in Rajasthan, etc.) an is kent internaitionally for its airchitectur an urban design.^[5] The ceety haes projects designed bi airchitects such as Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew, Maxwell Fry an Narinder S. Lamba. The ceety tops the leet o Indian States an Union Territories wi the heichest per caipita income in the kintra at ₹99,262 (US$1,400) at current prices an ₹70,361 (US$990) at constant prices (2006–2007).^[6] The ceety wis reportit in 2010 tae be the "cleanest" in Indie, based on a naitional govrenment study,^[7] an the territory heidit the leet o Indie states an territories accordin tae research conductit uisin 2005 data bi Human Development Index.^[8]