Haldia

Haldia
City
Sunset on the Banks of Haldi River Gouranga Dham Temple Haldia Refinery under IOCL 4 pillar spot, Haldia Institute of Technology Haldia Petrochemicals Haldia Port
Nickname:  Petrochemical City
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Coordinates: 22°04′00″N 88°04′11″E / 22.0667°N 88.0698°E / 22.0667; 88.0698
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Haldia Municipality Haldia Development Authority
Area [1][2]
• City	109 km2 (42 sq mi)
• Metro [3]	1,982 km2 (765 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• City	200,762
• Metro [3]	2,749,364

Haldia is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It has a major river port and industrial belt located approximately 124 km (77 mi) southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges. The Haldia Township is bordered by the Haldi River, an offshoot of the Ganges River. Haldia is a centre for petrochemical businesses, and is a major trade port for Kolkata.^[4]