Delhi (, , ) sometimes referred to as Dilli, is the second-largest
metropolis in
India after
Mumbai with a population of 13 million, and with an extended
metropolitan population of almost 22 million. Located in
northern India on the banks of the
River Yamuna, Delhi has the political status of a federally-administered
union territory known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). A constitutional amendment in 1991 gave Delhi a special status among the Union Territories; Delhi has its own legislative assembly with limited powers. The National Capital Territory of Delhi comprises nine districts, 27
tehsils, three statutory towns viz. Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), New Delhi Municipal Committee (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment Board (DCB), 59 census towns and 165 villages.
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