Geography

Chandigarh is located in the fringes of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas in Northwest India. It covers an area of approximately 114 km². and shares its borders with the States of Haryana in the south and Punjab in the north. The exact cartographic co-ordinates of Chandigarh are 30.74° N 76.79° E[2]. It has an average elevation of 321 metres (1053 feet).