Amritsar Amritsar Amritsar (;), historically also known as "Rāmdāspur" and colloquially as "Ambarsar", is a city in north-western India which is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district - located in the Majha region of the Indian state of Punjab. According to the 2011 census, the population of Amritsar was 1,132,761. It is one of ten Municipal Corporations in the state and Karamjit Singh Rintu is the current mayor of the city. The city is situated northwest of state capital Chandigarh and 455 km (283 miles) northwest of New Delhi, the national capital. It is near Pakistan, with the Wagah Border
Sumas-Huntingdon Border Crossing here in 1896. The land surrounding the Sumas-Huntingdon border crossing is so flat that it is prone to frequent flooding. Over the course of its history, the Canada border station at this crossing has sometimes been called "Huntingdon", and sometimes "Abbotsford". Today the Canada Border Services Agency calls this station "Huntingdon-Abbotsford". The Canadian government established a border station at this crossing in 1896, and the US began renting a building for its US Customs officer in 1907. The road through Huntingdon was relocated in 1913, resulting in the Customs office being in a poor location. US Customs built a new