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The name Delhi is used to describe ubran areas near the National Capital Territory which
includes the cities Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad as well as New Delhi,
capital of India, and other smaller nearby towns.
Although technically a federally administered union territory, the political administration of the NCT of Delhi
today more closely resembles that of the state of India with its own legislature, high court and
an executive council of ministers.
New Delhi, jointly administered by both the federal government and the local Government of Delhi, is also a
capital of the NCT of Delhi.
Calcutta used to be the first capital of British India until George V announced in 1911 that it was to move back to Delhi.
A new capital city, New Delhi, was built to the south of the city during the 1920s.
NTC is the second largest metropolis in India (after Mumbai) and eight largest in the world.
Area: 1.483 sq km
Pop : 16.755.000
Lan : English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu
