New Delhi
India
New Delhi is the capital of India and has only been the capital of India since 1931. Previously, the capital was Calcutta until the British regime of the early 1900's. Delhi had previously served as a financial and cultural center for the country. The British figured that Calcutta would be logistically much easier to make the capital, due to its location.
The metropolitan area only takes up sixteen square miles. The city is almost completed surrounded by mountains and changes in elevation. The city suffers from constant earthquakes due to the location over multiple faults. The temperature of New Delhi is almost always warm, averaging over one hundred degrees Fahrenheit throughout the summer months. A majority of India is located in a very humid sub-tropical region creating humid monsoonal summer and a relatively dry winter. India is known for awful air quality, New Delhi is no exception. In 2014 WHO (World Health Organization) ranked New Delhi the city with the worst air quality.
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