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Chandigarh
City and Union Territory
Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh.jpg
Gandhi Bhawan at Punjab University.jpg Rock Garden, Chandigarh-statues.jpg
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Nickname(s): The City Beautiful
Location of Chandigarh in India
Location of Chandigarh in India
Coordinates: 30°45′N 76°47′E / 30.75°N 76.78°E / 30.75; 76.78Coordinates: 30°45′N 76°47′E / 30.75°N 76.78°E / 30.75; 76.78
Country  India
Completed 1960
Formation 1 November 1966
Government
 • Type Union Territory Municipality
 • Administrator VP Singh Badnore
 • Mayor Arun Sood
 • Senior Deputy Mayor Davesh Moudgil
 • Deputy Mayor Hardeep Singh
Area
 • City and Union Territory 114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Area rank 34th in India
Elevation 350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2011)
 • City and Union Territory 960,787
 • Rank 29th
 • Metro 1,054,686
Language
 • Official English
 • Spoken Hindi
Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 160XXX
Telephone code +91-172-XXX-XXXX
ISO 3166 code IN-CH
Vehicle registration CH-01 to CH-04
Literacy 81.9%
Website chandigarh.nic.in

The city of Chandigarh comprises all of the union territory's area.
under Section 4 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.

Symbols of Chandigarh
Emblem Open Hand Emblem
Dance Bhangra, Giddha
Animal Indian grey mongoose
Bird Indian grey hornbill
Flower Dhak
Tree Mango Tree
Chandigarh
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