Basic information

| Attribute | Details | | :--- | :--- | | Official Name | Sector 17, Chandigarh | | Common Name | Sector 17 | | Native Name(s) | सेक्टर 17 (Hindi), ਸੈਕਟਰ 17 (Punjabi) | | Nicknames | The Heart of Chandigarh, City Center, Pedestrian's Paradise | | Motto | Forward Looking (City Motto) | | Geographic Level | Commercial District / Neighborhood | | Country | India | | State/Province | Chandigarh (Union Territory) | | Capital | Chandigarh (Sector 17 serves as the City Center) | | Government Type | Union Territory Administration / Municipal Corporation | | Date Founded | 1953 (Chandigarh inauguration) | | Time Zone | IST (UTC+05:30) | | Latitude | 30.7386° N | | Longitude | 76.7812° E | | Elevation | ~321 m (1,053 ft) | | Total Area | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | Population | _Data not readily available for this location._ (Negligible residential population; massive floating population) | | Population Density | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | ZIP/Postal Codes | 160017 | | Area Codes | +91 172 | | Official Languages | English, Hindi, Punjabi | | Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | | Demonym | Chandigarhi (for city residents) |