Chandigarh Capital Region
Chandigarh Capital Region
CCR | |
|---|---|
| Chandigarh Metropolitan Region | |
Interactive map of Chandigarh Capital Region | |
| Coordinates: 30°43′11″N 76°46′47″E / 30.7198°N 76.7798°E | |
| Country | India |
| States | Punjab Haryana Himachal Pradesh |
| Union territory | Chandigarh |
| Created | 1984 |
| Major cities | Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, New Chandigarh, Mullanpur Garibdass, Kharar, Zirakpur, Pinjore, Kalka |
| Government | |
| • Body | Chandigarh Administration , Greater Mohali Area Development Authority and Haryana Urban Development Authority |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,611,450 |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | US$ 18 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Chandigarh Capital Region (CCR) or Chandigarh Metropolitan Region (CMR) is an area, which includes the union territory city of Chandigarh, and its neighboring cities of Mohali, Kharar, Zirakpur, New Chandigarh (in Punjab) and Panchkula, Pinjore, Kalka, Barwala (in Haryana). Chandigarh Administration, Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) and Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) are different authorities responsible for development of this region. Baddi, an industrial town in nearby Himachal Pradesh, is also adjacent.
The economy of the region is interdependent as the area is continuously inhabited, though falling under different states. There is a lot of movement of people and goods daily to and from suburbs, like most of the people working in Chandigarh live in a suburb like Zirakpur. The local industry is on the outskirts like Derabassi, Lalru and Baddi. The vast majority of skilled workers in the private sector come from neighboring states like Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana.