National Capital Region (India)
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National Capital Region राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र |
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| Region | |
 National Capital Territory of Delhi as captured by Landsat-5 satellite |
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| Coordinates: 28°40′N 77°13′E / 28.667°N 77.217°ECoordinates: 28°40′N 77°13′E / 28.667°N 77.217°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| States |
Delhi Haryana Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh |
| Government | |
| • Regional authority | National Capital Region Planning Board |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58,332 km2 (22,522 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 46,069,000 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Website | ncrpb |
The National Capital Region (NCR) is the designation for a conurbation or metropolitan area in India. It encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi, including New Delhi and urban areas surrounding it in neighboring states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
NCR is India's largest agglomeration and one of the world's largest agglomerations, with a population of over 46,069,000. All the areas of NCR together generated GDP of $128.9 billion in 2011-12, which was 7.5 percent of the Indian GDP.
Delhi and its urban region have been given the special status of National Capital Region (NCR) under the Constitution of India's 69th Amendment Act of 1991.
In July 2013, NCR was expanded to include three more districts, Bhiwani, and Mahendragarh in the state of Haryana, as well as Bharatpur in the state of Rajasthan. This brought the number of districts in NCR to 19, with the total NCR area increasing 34% to 46,208 km2.
Before July 2013, National Capital Region (NCR) had a total area of 34,144 km2 spanning over 16 districts in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan, together with the National Capital Territory of Delhi, with the Nation Capital as its core. After the addition of three more districts (Bhiwani, Mahendragarh and Bharatpur) - NCR expanded to 19 districts having a total area of 46,208 km2. On 9 June 2015, Government of India approved the inclusion of three more districts in NCR - Jind and Karnal in the state of Haryana and Muzaffarnagar in U.P. There are now a total of 22 districts (plus Delhi NCT) within NCR, covering a total area of 58,332 km2.
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