Chandigarh?  Coordinates: 30°45'N 76°47'E? / ?30.75, 76.78 Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area ? Elevation 114 km? (44 sq mi) ? 350 m (1,148 ft) Capital Chandigarh? Largest city Chandigarh? District(s) 1 Population ? Density 900,635[1] (29) ? 7,900/km? (20,461/sq mi) Language(s) Punjabi, Hindi, English Established 1966 Codes ? Telephone ? +172 ISO abbreviation IN-CH ? The city of Chandigarh comprises all of the union territory's area.

Seal of Chandigarh Coordinates: 30°45'N 76°47'E? / ?30.75, 76.78 Chandigarh pronunciation (help·info) (Punjabi: ????????, Hindi: ???????, pronunciation: /t????i?g???/) also called The City Beautiful, is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. However, administratively, the city is not under the jurisdiction of either state. The city derives its name from Chandi Mandir, a temple of goddess Chandi, located in nearby Panchkula District of Haryana. The word Chandigarh literally means "the fort of Chandi". Chandigarh is known for its high standard of living with the highest per capita income in the country and tops the list of Indian States and Union Territories with a Human Development Index of 0.674.[2] Chandigarh has two satellite cities (both of which share a border with it): Panchkula and Mohali. Sometimes, the triangle of these three cities is collectively called as the Chandigarh Tricity.