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  Type metropolitan city
  Type 2 capital
  Native Name Delhi
  Latd 2861
  Longd 7723
  Skyline Jama Masjidjpg
  Locator Position right
  State Name Delhi NCT
  Leader Title Chief Minister
  Leader Name Sheila Dikshit
  Leader Title 2 Lt Governor
  Leader Name 2 Tejendra Khanna
  Official Languages Hindi , Punjabi , Urdu
  Legislature Type Unicameral
  Legislature Strength 70
  Established Date 1 November 1958
  Area Total 1483
  Area Rank 2nd
  Area Magnitude 9
  Altitude 239
  Altitude Cite 1
  Population Total 13782976
  Population Total Cite {{cite web
  Url http://wwwcensusindianet/profiles/delhtml title = Provisional Population Totals: Delhi accessdate = 2207-01-08


  Population As Of 2001
  Population Metro 208 million
  Population Metro Cite 2
  Population Metro As Of 2006
  Population Rank 2nd
  Population Density 9294
  <!-- Districts 9-->
  Districts {{Collapsible list
  <!-- -->title Districts Of Delhi
  <!-- -->1 New Delhi
  <!-- -->2 Central Delhi
  <!-- -->3 North Delhi
  <!-- -->4 North East Delhi
  <!-- -->5 East Delhi
  <!-- -->6 South Delhi
  <!-- -->7 South West Delhi
  <!-- -->8 West Delhi
  <!-- -->9 North West Delhi


  Area Telephone 9111
  Postal Code 110 xxx
  Vehicle Code Range DL-xx
  Unlocode INDEL
  Website delhigovtnicin


Delhi (, , ) sometimes referred to as ''Dilli'', is the second-largest Metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. Located in Northern India on the banks of the River Yamuna , Delhi has the political status of a federally-administered Union Territory known as the '''National Capital Territory of Delhi''' (NCT). A constitutional amendment in 1991 gave Delhi a special status among the Union Territories; Delhi has its own legislative assembly with limited powers. The National Capital Territory of Delhi comprises nine districts, 27 Tehsil s, three statutory towns viz. Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), New Delhi Municipal Committee (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment Board (DCB), 59 census towns and 165 villages.3

Delhi is one of the Oldest Continually Inhabited Cities In The World .




  Surname1 Horton
  Given1 P
  Year 2002
  Edition 3
  Title Lonely Planet Delhi
  Publisher Lonely Planet Publications
  ISBN 1864502975


  Surname1 Rowe
  Given1 P
  Surname2 Coster
  Given2 P
  Year 2004
  Title Delhi (Great Cities of the World)
  Publisher World Almanac Library
  ISBN 0836851978