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5) Republic Day 2021: Parade right time to security arrangements traffic restrictions to Delhi Metro expert services - All you need to know

India Republic Day -- Republic Day 2021 Parade Timetable Chief Guest Security Preparations: The parade normally recognizes thousands of people and foreign dignitaries invited to see the parade. Still the number of guests and participants has been restricted due to the coronavirus pandemic this time. Republic Time 2021 Parade Timings Main Guest Delhi Metro Companies: India will celebrate it is 72nd Republic Day with January 26. This day is actually marked to celebrate the particular date on which the Constitution associated with India came into being in 1950. On this day the Republic Day parade takes place to show the military might plus the rich cultural heritage with the country. The parade typically sees thousands of people and international dignitaries invited to see the celebration. However the number of guests as well as attendees has been restricted due to coronavirus pandemic this time. The 2010 season there will be no chief invitee or foreign dignitaries with Republic Day. T...
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Westchester County, New York

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Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the second-most populous county on the mainland of New York, after the Bronx,( p6 ) and the most populous county in the state north of New York City. According to the 2010 Census, the county had a population of 949,113, estimated to have increased to 967,506 by 2019. Situated in the Hudson Valley, Westchester covers an area of 450 square miles (1,200 km2), consisting of six cities, 19 towns, and 23 villages. Established in 1683, Westchester was named after the city of Chester, England. The county seat is the city of White Plains, while the most populous municipality in the county is the city of Yonkers, with an estimated 199,663 residents in 2018. The annual per capita income for Westchester was $67,813 in 2011. The 2011 median household income of $77,006 was the fifth highest in New York (after Nassau, Putnam, Suffolk, and Rockland counties) and the 47th highest in the United States. By 2014, the county's median ...
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History

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At the time of European contact in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Native American inhabitants of present-day Westchester County were part of the Algonquian peoples, whose name for themselves was Lenape, meaning the people . They called the region Lenapehoking, which consisted of the area around and between the Delaware and Hudson Rivers. Several different tribes occupied the area, including The Manhattans, and the Weckquaesgeek and Siwanoy bands of the Wappinger in the south, and Tankiteke, Sintsink and Kitchawank Wappinger in the north. The first European explorers to visit the Westchester area were Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 and Henry Hudson in 1609. Dutch settlers began arriving in the 1620s, followed by settlers from England in the 1640s. Westchester County was one of the original twelve counties of the Province of New York, created by an act of the New York General Assembly in 1683. At the time it included present-day Bronx County, and abutted then-Dutchess County to the nor...
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Geography

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Westchester County is located in the New York metropolitan area and Downstate New York, north of New York City and south of Upstate New York. It shares its southern boundary with New York City and its northern border with Putnam County. It is bordered on the west side by the Hudson River and on the east side by the Long Island Sound and Fairfield County, Connecticut. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 500 square miles (1,300 km2), of which 430 square miles (1,100 km2) is land and 69 square miles (180 km2) (14%) is water. Where Pelham Manor meets Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, the southern border of Westchester is just under 11 miles (18 km) from Columbus Circle in Manhattan. At over 2,700 acres (11 km2), Pelham Bay Park is the largest of New York City's parks, forming a substantial buffer between suburban Westchester and the urban Bronx, while Van Cortlandt Park to the west acts as a similar buffer. Long Island Sound shore edit Westchester's Long...
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Demographics

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Historical population Census Pop. %± 1790 23,978 — 1800 27,428 14.4% 1810 30,272 10.4% 1820 32,638 7.8% 1830 36,456 11.7% 1840 48,686 33.5% 1850 58,263 19.7% 1860 99,497 70.8% 1870 131,348 32.0% 1880 108,988 −17.0% 1890 146,772 34.7% 1900 184,257 25.5% 1910 283,055 53.6% 1920 344,436 21.7% 1930 520,947 51.2% 1940 573,558 10.1% 1950 625,816 9.1% 1960 808,891 29.3% 1970 894,404 10.6% 1980 866,599 −3.1% 1990 874,866 1.0% 2000 923,459 5.6% 2010 949,113 2.8% 2019 (est.) 967,506 1.9% U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000, 2010 and 2019 2010 edit As of 2010, there were 949,113 residents at an average density of 807 per square mile (312/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 57.4% non-Hispanic White, 15.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 5.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.6% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.8% of the population. 71.7% spoke only English at home, while 14.4% spoke Spanish, 3.5% Italian, ...
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Communities

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Westchester County has 6 cities, 19 towns, and 23 villages. Cities in Westchester have many well established sub-areas within the municipal boundaries. Many of these are similar to hamlets and date back to as early as the late 1600s such as Cooper's Corners in New Rochelle. These areas also include some of the first planned communities in the country such as New Rochelle's Residence Park, Rochelle Park and Heights and Sutton Manor. The six cities in the county are: Name Population Area (mi2) Density (Pop. per mi2) Founded/first incorporated Notes Yonkers 195,976 20.3 10,818.2 1646 / 1854 4th largest city in New York State New Rochelle 77,062 13.2 6,973.5 1688 / 1899 7th largest city in New York State Mount Vernon 67,292 4.4 15,288 1664 / 1853 8th largest city in New York State White Plains 56,853 9.9 5,820 1721 11th largest city in New York State, also Westchester County seat Peekskill 23,583 5.5 5,189.7 1684 / 1816 29th largest city in...
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Economy

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Due to its proximity to New York City, many Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Westchester county, including: MasterCard in the hamlet of Purchase PepsiCo in the hamlet of Purchase IBM in the hamlet of Armonk ITT Corporation in the city of White Plains Jarden in the city of Rye Universal American in the city of White Plains Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in the village of Tarrytown High technology edit Tech Valley is a marketing name for the eastern part of New York State, including the Hudson Valley and the Capital District. The term originated in 1998 to promote the Greater Albany metropolitan area as a competitor to regions such as Silicon Valley and Boston. It has since grown to represent the counties in New York between IBM's Westchester County plants in the south and the Canada–U.S. border to the north. Biotechnology edit Westchester County has also developed a burgeoning biotechnology sector in the 21st century, with over US$1 billion in planned private investment a...
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