New Delhi district

New Delhi district
New Delhi district is located in Delhi
New Delhi district
New Delhi district
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°36′50″N 77°12′32″E / 28.6140°N 77.2089°E / 28.6140; 77.2089
Country India
Union TerritoryDelhi
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Government
 • District collectorSunny Kumar Singh, IAS[1]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest cityNew Delhi
Websitedmnewdelhi.delhi.gov.in
Districts of Delhi

The New Delhi district is an administrative district of Delhi in India.[2] Its district headquarters is New Delhi. It is named after New Delhi, the capital of India, located within its borders, and is in its entirety a part of the Delhi megacity. The district was founded in 1997,[3][4] but its borders significantly changed during the redrawing of the Delhi districts in 2012.[5]

  1. ^ "Who's Who | District New Delhi, Government of NCT of Delhi | India". Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. ^ New Delhi district, retrieved 2 January 2021
  3. ^ Poonam Sharma: Structure and Growth of Mega City: An Inter-industry Analysis. Concept Publishing, 2010, ISBN 978-8180696756, p. 56
  4. ^ Districts of Delhi, delhionline.com, retrieved 2 January 2022
  5. ^ Geeta Gupta: Delhi gets two more revenue districts: Southeast, Shahdara, Indian Express, 12 September 2012, retrieved 2 January 2022