Panchkula
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Panchkula पंचकुला ਪੰਚਕੂਲਾ |
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Yagya Shala, within the Mansa Devi temple complex
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| Nickname(s): Chandigarh Tricity | |
 Panchkula
Panchkula
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| Coordinates: 30°44′N 76°48′E / 30.74°N 76.80°ECoordinates: 30°44′N 76°48′E / 30.74°N 76.80°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Haryana |
| District | Panchkula |
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| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation Panchkula |
| • Mayor | Upinder Kaur Walia (INC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 816 km2 (315 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 134 109 - 134 114 |
| Telephone code | +91-172-XXXXXXX |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-03 |
| Website | panchkula |
Panchkula (Hindi: पंचकूला) is a planned city in the Panchkula district, Haryana, India. It forms a part of a continuous area with the Union Territory of Chandigarh and the city of Mohali. It is approximately 4 km (2.4 miles) southeast of Chandigarh and 259 km (162 miles) northeast of New Delhi, the national capital. The Chandigarh-Mohali-Panchkula metropolitan region collectively forms a Tri-city, with a combined population of over 2 million.
The city hosts the Chandimandir Cantonment, the headquarters of the Western Command of the Indian Army. In 2011, Panchkula had population of 561,293 of which male and female were 299,679 and 261,614 respectively.
The word Panchkula is derived from the local word panch (Sanskrit: पंच) (five) and kula (Sanskrit: कुला) (canals)"The city of 5 canals", possibly referring to five irrigation canals that distribute water from the Ghaggar-Hakra River.
Panchkula district has a sub tropical continental monsoon climate having, hot summers, cool winters, good monsoon rainfall. It has great variation in temperature (-1 °C to 43 °C). Sometimes winter frost occurs during December and January. The district also receives winter rains from the western disturbance. The rainfall is mostly received in the monsoon. Morni hills constitute the highest point of the district as well as of Haryana. The Ghaggar is the only perennial river, which is very shallow outside of the monsoons. The mountains and hills of Kasauli are clearly visible from Panchkula.
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