Comilla
কুমিল্লা | |
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Cumilla | |
From top: Comilla Skyline, Comilla Town Hall, Shah Shuja Mosque, Mainamati War Cemetery, Dharmasagar Lake, Comilla Club, Roop sagar park, Comilla University | |
Coordinates: 23°27′N 91°12′E / 23.450°N 91.200°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Chittagong |
District | Comilla |
Municipality | 1890 |
City Corporation | 10 July 2011 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Comilla City Corporation |
• Administrator | Saif Uddin Ahmed |
Area | |
• Metropolis | 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] | |
• Metropolis | 1,364,172 |
• Density | 16,570/km2 (42,900/sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd in Bangladesh |
• Metro rank | 3rd in Bangladesh |
485,300 | |
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 (/kuˈmɪlə/; Bengali: কুমিল্লা, Bengali pronunciation: [kumilla]), 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. Along with the Comilla Economic Zone EPZ, various industrial factories have come up at the airport, making the airport area a business and commercial city. 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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