Panchkula

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Settlement.name: Panchkula
Settlement.native_name_lang: hi
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Yagya Shala, within the Mansa Devi temple complex, Panchkula near Chandigarh.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Yagya Shala, within the Mansa Devi temple complex in Panchkula, Haryana
Settlement.nickname: Chandigarh Tricity
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Haryana#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Haryana, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Haryana
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Panchkula
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Corporation
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal Corporation Panchkula
Settlement.leader_party: BJP
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Area: 898
Elevation: 365
Official website: mcpanchkula.com
Image: Yagya Shala, within the Mansa Devi temple complex, Panchkula near Chandigarh.jpg

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Commons category: Panchkula
postal code: 134 109 - 134 114

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Etymology
History
Ramgarh Fort and Mata Mansa Devi Temple
Geography and climate
Average temperature
Demographics
Government and politics
City administration
Civic utilities
Economy
Employment
Tourism
Sports
Education
Colleges
BSEH affiliated school
CBSE affiliated school
CISCE affiliated schools
Healthcare
Government run hospitals
Private hospitals
Notable people
See also
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Panchkula (ISO: ) is a city and district headquarter in the Panchkula district in Haryana, India. It is a satellite city of the state capital Chandigarh. Panchkula is a border city with Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh. The origin of the name Panchkula came from "the place where five irrigation canals meet". It is approximately southeast of Chandigarh, southwest of Shimla, from Ambala and northeast of New Delhi, the national capital. It is a part of the Chandigarh capital region or Greater Chandigarh. The Chandigarh-Mohali-Panchkula metropolitan region collectively forms a Chandigarh Tricity, with a combined population of over 2 million.

The city hosts the Chandimandir Cantonment, the headquarters of the Western Command of the Indian Army. It is a planned city like Chandigarh, with a sector system.