Comilla
কুমিল্লা | |
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City | |
Cumilla | |
Comilla Skyline Comilla Town Hall Shah Shuja Mosque Comilla Club Roop sagar park | |
Coordinates: 23°27′N 91°12′E / 23.450°N 91.200°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Comilla |
District | Comilla |
Municipality | 1890 |
City Corporation | 10 July 2011 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Comilla City Corporation |
• Administrator | Saif Uddin Ahmed |
Area | |
• Comilla City Corporation | 53.04 km2 (20.48 sq mi) |
• Land | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) |
• Water | 3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
• Urban | 113.04 km2 (43.64 sq mi) |
• Rural | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
• Metro | 150 km2 (60 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Comilla City Corporation | 440,233 |
• Density | 8,300/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
• Rank | 10th in Bangladesh |
• Metro rank | 10th in Bangladesh |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali • English |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 3500–3583 |
Calling code | 081 |
UN/LOCODE | BD CLA |
Police | Cumilla Range Police |
Website | www |
Comilla (Bengali: কুমিল্লা), officially spelled Cumilla,[2][3] is a metropolis on the banks of the Gomti River in eastern Bangladesh. Comilla was one of the cities of ancient Bengal. It was once the capital of Tripura kingdom. Comilla Airport is located in the Dulipara area of Comilla city Although it is currently replaced with Comilla Export Processing Zone (EPZ). Comilla City is a division centered city district with surrounding districts coming to Comilla in more diverse areas of work. Bibir Bazar land port is located 5 km away from Comilla city. The area of Comilla City Corporation is 53.04 square kilometers, so the surrounding areas of the main city fall under the jurisdiction of the City Corporation. The urban areas falling outside the city corporation are considered as suburbs with a population of 600,000.
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