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 Delhi is India's capital and second largest city, with over 15 million people.
The city is in central-northern India and it is its own region called the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). It has its own legislative assembly and is broken down into nine districts, 59 towns, 165 villages and many other small areas.
Delhi is proud of its history as one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. It has been capital of several Indian empires plus the Mughals who built the section of the city now known as Old City or Old Delhi. New Delhi was built as an administrative district of the city during British rule.
New Delhi was declared the capital of India after India gained independence from British rule in 1947. New Delhi houses important offices of the federal government, including the Parliament of India.
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