Back كملا Arabic كوميلا ARZ কুমিল্লা Bengali/Bangla Comilla Catalan Comilla (lungsod) CEB Comilla Danish Kumilla German Κομίλλα Greek Komilla Esperanto کامیلا Persian
Comilla
কুমিল্লা | |
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| Comilla | |
Comilla Town Hall Shah Shuja Mosque Comilla Club Roop sagar park | |
  Comilla location in Chittagong Division  Comilla Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°27′N 91°12′E / 23.450°N 91.200°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Comilla |
| Municipality | 1890 |
| City Corporation | 10 July 2011 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Comilla City Corporation |
| • Administrator | Saif Uddin Ahmed |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Md. Shamsul Alam |
| • City Council | 27 constituencies |
| • Parliament | 1 constituencies |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 61.34 km2 (23.68 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 148 km2 (57 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Urban | 634,654 |
| • Urban density | 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 867,757 |
| • Metro density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| 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 |
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Comilla (Bengali: কুমিল্লা), officially spelled Cumilla,[1][2] 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.
- ^ "Bangladesh changes English spellings of five districts". Bdnews24.com. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names". Dhaka Tribune. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2018.