Chandigarh - indian U.T (union territory )

Chandigarh, the capital of the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, was designed by the Swiss-French modernist architect, Le Corbusier. His buildings include the Capitol Complex with its High Court, Secretariat and Legislative Assembly, as well as the giant Open Hand Monument. The nearby Rock Garden is a park featuring sculptures made of stones, recycled ceramics and industrial relics.

   

Country – India

Union territory

Time zone – IST +05:30

Coordinates – 30*45N  76*47’E / 30.75*N 76.78*E

Region – north India

Established  - 1960 

Formation – 1 nov 1966

Capital – Chandigarh

Area – 114sq km

High court – Punjab and Haryana high court

Population – 1054686

Density – 9300/sqkm

Literacy rate – 81.9

Language – Punjabi , Hindi

Official – English

STD code - +91, 172

State code – IN-CH

Vehicle registration code – CH-01 to CH-04

Symbols of state =

Emblem – open hand

Dance – bhangra  , giddha

Animal – Indian gray mongoose

Bird – Indian gray hornbill

Flower – dhak

Tree – mango tree

Mountain range – shivalik

Elevation – 350m

Lake – sukhna

Website – www.chandigarh.nic.in

 Its indiasmost beautiful clean and green city also capital of two

States Punjab and hariyana

Airport - chandigarh

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