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New Delhi is the capital city of India, serving as the center of the country's government and administration. It matters as the seat of India's political power and decision-making for a nation of over a billion people.
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1911
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- federal capital
- Named after
- Delhi
- Official name
- ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ
- Demonym
- Newdelhijčanka
- Country
- British Raj (1911–1947)
- Located in
- New Delhi district
- Official language
- Urdu
- Population
- +249998 (2011)
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New Delhi is the capital city of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan (Presidential Palace), Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House), and the Supreme Court. New Delhi is a municipality within the NCT, administered by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger administrative district, the New Delhi district.
Although colloquially Delhi and New Delhi are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part within the megacity of Delhi. The National Capital Region is an even larger entity, comprising the entire NCT along with adjoining districts in the two neighbouring states forming a continuously built-up area with it, including Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Meerut, YEIDA City, Gurgaon, and Faridabad.
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