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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
With a total area of 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi),<ref>https://www.ndmc.gov.in/ndmc/act.aspx</ref> New Delhi forms a small part of the Delhi metropolitan area.[30] Since the city is located on the Indo-Gangetic Plain, there is little difference in elevation across the city. New Delhi and surrounding areas were once a part of the Aravali Range; all that is left of those mountains is the Delhi Ridge, which is also called the Lungs of Delhi. While New Delhi lies on the floodplains of the | With a total area of 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi),<ref>https://www.ndmc.gov.in/ndmc/act.aspx</ref> New Delhi forms a small part of the Delhi metropolitan area.[30] Since the city is located on the Indo-Gangetic Plain, there is little difference in elevation across the city. New Delhi and surrounding areas were once a part of the Aravali Range; all that is left of those mountains is the Delhi Ridge, which is also called the Lungs of Delhi. While New Delhi lies on the floodplains of the Yamuna River, it is essentially a landlocked city. East of the river is the urban area of [[Shahdara]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080302220220/http://www.ndmc.gov.in/AboutNDMC/NNDMCAct.aspx</ref> | ||
===Seismology=== | ===Seismology=== | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 6 August 2021
New Delhi (Hindi: नई दिल्ली) is the capital of India and a union territory of the megacity of Delhi. It has a very old history and is home to several monuments where the city is expensive to live in. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North Indian zone. The city has an area of about 42.7 km2. New Delhi has a population of about 9.4 Million people.[1]
Geography
With a total area of 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi),[2] New Delhi forms a small part of the Delhi metropolitan area.[30] Since the city is located on the Indo-Gangetic Plain, there is little difference in elevation across the city. New Delhi and surrounding areas were once a part of the Aravali Range; all that is left of those mountains is the Delhi Ridge, which is also called the Lungs of Delhi. While New Delhi lies on the floodplains of the Yamuna River, it is essentially a landlocked city. East of the river is the urban area of Shahdara.[3]
Seismology
New Delhi falls under the seismic zone-IV, making it vulnerable to earthquakes.It lies on several fault lines and thus experiences frequent earthquakes, most of them of mild intensity. There was a spike in the number of earthquakes between 2011 and 2015, most notable being a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in 2015 with its epicentre in Nepal, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake on 25 November 2007, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake on 7 September 2011, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake on 5 March 2012, and a swarm of twelve earthquakes, including four of magnitudes 2.5, 2.8, 3.1, and 3.3, on 12 November 2013.[4]
References
- ↑ "Facts about New Delhi". New Delhi Hub. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 17-10-2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ↑ https://www.ndmc.gov.in/ndmc/act.aspx
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080302220220/http://www.ndmc.gov.in/AboutNDMC/NNDMCAct.aspx
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060519100611/http://www.undp.org.in/dmweb/hazardprofile.pdf
